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Prescription Drug Addiction Part 2: Benzodiazepines

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Prescription Drug Addiction Part 2: Benzodiazepines What Are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines, or benzos, fall into the category of Central nervous system (CNS) depressants, used to treat insomnia, anxiety disorders, and alcohol withdrawals. They have sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, amnesiac, muscle-relaxing and anxiety-relieving properties. They work by increasing the effects of a natural brain chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid […]

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Prescription Drug Addiction Part 1: Opioids

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Prescription Drug Addiction Part 1: Opioids Soaring opioid-related mortality in the USA and Canada over the past 25 years has brought the opioid epidemic into the limelight. Media coverage such as the Netflix documentary The Pharmacist has focused on this long-entrenched problem and has highlighted the issue of prescription drug abuse. Opioids, in particular, seem to

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