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Benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines are a class of psychoactive drugs known for their sedative and calming effects. Due to their rapid onset and quick symptom relief, they are often used for treating severe anxiety and insomnia. They are also effective at rapidly aborting convulsant activity in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders.
There are different types of benzodiazepines, varying in their chemistry and duration of action. There are short-acting (<24 hours) and long-acting (>24 hours) substances. The most well-known benzodiazepines are diazepam, alprazolam, temazepam and nitrazepam.
Benzodiazepines were introduced into clinical use in the ’s with chlordiazepoxide, closely followed by diazepam (Valium). The introduction of benzodiazepines led to a revolution in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia, as they were significantly safer than barbiturates, the drug class they replaced.
Due to their calming and sedative effects, benzodiazepines became a target for abuse quickly after their release onto the market. Street names for benzodiazepines include “vallies”, “jellies”, &l
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Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepines are organicchemical substances, made of two carbon rings. Certain benzodiazepines can be used as drugs that increase the effect of the neurotransmitterGABA. The resulting drug has sedative effects. Depending on the drug, the effect may be stronger or weaker. The first benzodiazepine, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), was discovered accidentally bygd Leo Sternbach in , and made available in by the medicine company Hoffmann–La Roche.
In general taking benzodiazepines is safe and effective in the short begrepp. Longer begrepp use fryst vatten controversial: In the long term, the drug may become less effective and problems of dependency may show.
Benzodiazepines may not be safe to be taken during pregnancy. They are not teratogens, which cause birth defects, but they may cause cleft palate in a small number of babies. Benzodiazepines can be taken in overdoses and can cause dangerous deep unconsciousness. However, they are much less toxic than the drugs they replaced, the barbiturates. Death rarely results when a benzodiazepine is the only drug taken. When combined with other huvud nervous struktur depressants such as alcohol and opiates, the potential for toxic
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Benzodiazepine
Class of depressant drugs
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Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially known as "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures. The first benzodiazepine, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in , and was made available in by Hoffmann–La Roche, which followed with the development of diazepam (Valium) three years later, in [1] By , benzodiazepines were the most prescribed medications globally; the introduction of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), among other factors, decreased rates of prescription, but they remain frequently used worldwide.[2][3]
Benzodiazepines are depressants that enhance the effect of the neurotransmittergamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) at the GABAA receptor, resulting in sedative, hypnotic (sleep-inducing), anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties. High doses of many shorter-acting b