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1. Taking Lorazepam with alcohol causes serious side effects that can easily cause death.

2. Lorazepam is the 58th most popular drug to abuse in the United States.

3. ~50,000 people from the US go to the hospital for Lorazepam complication/overdoes per year.

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When properly prescribed lorazepam can lower anxiety and keep people relaxed for medical procedures.
Lorazepam is only legal when prescribed by a doctor.

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A metabolite called lorazepam glucuronide will be detected in body fluid tests and hair tests.

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https://www.verywellmind.com/how-long-does-ativan-stay-in-your-system-80222

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/ativan-treatment/long-term

https://www.mentalhelp.net/substance-abuse/ativan/overdose/

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/addiction-medicine/drug-monitoring-screening/demystifying-benzodiazepine-urine-drug

https://deserthopetreatment.com/sedatives/ativan-addiction/length-in-system/

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Flumazenil blocks the effects of Lorazepam and is usually given for an overdose. It doesn't reverse the affects, but stops things from getting worse. Many patients get charcoal agents to induce vomiting. The patient gets an IV to stay hydrated with fluids. Sometimes a ventilator is needed (depending on the severity of the overdose).

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Urine: 6 days
Blood: 3 days
Saliva: 8 hours
Hair: 30 days

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Dosing depends on the persons weight and reaction to their first dose. Average dose is 1 to 10 mg/day, 0.5-2 mg/dose, which can cause mild side-effects (listed in "effects" section). It is usually orally ingested in the form of a pill.
Taking more than 10 mg/day will intensify side-effects and can cause seizures, kidney failure, internal bleeding, and death.

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Lorazepam slows down electrical activity in the brain. It binds to the GABA receptors, which increases GABA levels (which relieves anxiety).
If Lorazepam is taken for multiple days/weeks the brain will get used to this activity and become hyperactive without it. People can come dependent on Lorazapam very easily, many are unable to function without it, even if they have only taken it for a couple of weeks. 

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Drowsiness

Fatigue

Anxiety

Confusion/disorientation

Memory loss

Learning difficulties

Slow breathing

Pale/bluish skin

Mouth sores

Bleeding in the digestive tract

Kidney failure

Headache

Loss of appetite

Insomnia

Tremors

Seizures

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Scientific Name: Lorazepam
Common Name: Ativan
Substance Category: Depressant

Chemical Structure: