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What is Benzodiazepine, how is it made and where does it come from?

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What is Benzodiazepine, how is it made and where does it come from?

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Xanax is the most common form of Benzodiazepine. A part of the family, it is prescribed by doctors to treat a range of conditions; most commonly anxiety and insomnia. Benzodiazepine is chemically made from a low dose tranquilizer.
-Medicalnewstoday.com
-Wikipedia.com

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The most common form is to ingest Benzodiazepine orally. You could also dispense the drug intravenously, which is absorbed into the blood stream quicker and more potent, and dissolve the drug under the tongue. Also, drink if in liquid form.
-Cesar.umd.edu

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Long Term Effects include:
-Impaired Memory
-Disorientation
-Addiction
-Slurred Speech
-Mood Swings
-Possibly Death
-Suicidal Thoughts

-Cesar.umd.edu

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Treatments for Benzodiazepine addiction is similar to Opioid addiction. It has similar affects to the withdraw stages but must be proceeded with caution as if you are heavily addicted, it would be risking fatality if you stop taking the drug completely. The most common form to treating this addiction is to slowly ease off the drug. Also, intervention and family assistance is the best at treating the addiction. Also, there is medication that can be used to reverse the effects of Benzo's, similar affects to narcan in Heroin patients.

-Webmd.com

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-On average, tolerance can develop within 6 months of use.
-Around 44% of users become dependent on Benzodiazepine.
-The risk of developing Alzheimer's is 84% higher for those who take the drug for longer than 6 months.
-The chances of an early death is doubled with a prescription of Benzodiazepine
-Benzodiazepine use rose 79% from 1992-2002 and is still currently on the rise.
-Drugabuse.com

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Most common Side effects include:
-Impaired Motor Control
-Drowsiness
-Confusion
-Depression
-Altered Vision
-Slurred Speech
-Fatigue
-Sleepiness

-Cesar.umd.edu

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In 2013, the US medicare paid nearly 40$ million in Benzodiazepine prescriptions.  The street value is around 5$ a "bar" (one full pill) of xanax. You only need half of the "bar" to feel the effects therefore, xanax and other Benzodiazpine's are one of the cheapest drugs on the street to buy.

-W-bad.com

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There are quite a few nicknames for Benzodiazepine including xans/xannies, Benzos, Downers, Nerve pills, and Tranks. Xanax is the most common form of Benzodiazepine so it is usual to hear to just hear xans/xannies more commonly.
-Deadiversion.usdoj