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benzodiazepine addication

18/01/2013 · by · in addiction medicine, psychiatry · Leave a comment

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Anxiolytics and sedatives (hypnotics) include benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and related drugs. High doses can cause stupor and respiratory depression, which is managed with intubation and mechanical ventilation. Chronic users may have a withdrawal syndrome of agitation and seizures, so dependence is managed by slow tapering with or without substitution […]