Drug Info
Benzodiazepines

What is it?
Depressants that produce sedation, induce sleep, relieve anxiety and prevent seizures. Available in prescription pills, syrup and injectable preparation. Prescribed as Valium®, Xanax®, Restoril®, Ativan®, Klonopin®.
Street Names
Benzos, Downers, Nerve Pills, Tranks
How it is Taken
Orally or crushed and snorted
How does it affect the body?
- Calming, euphoria
- Vivid or disturbing dreams
- Amnesia, hostility, irritability
- Overdose may be fatal. Signs: shallow respiration, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, coma
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