benzodiazepine

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Broward County medical examiner's office investigator Wendy Crane says 19-year-old Abraham Biggs died Wednesday from a toxic combination of opiates and benzodiazepine, a depressant used to treat insomnia.

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  1. noun Any of a group of chemical compounds with a common molecular structure and similar pharmacological effects, used as antianxiety agents, muscle relaxants, sedatives, hypnotics, and sometimes as anticonvulsants.

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  • In the new study, about 42\% of the volunteers were taking either a benzodiazepine or an antidepressant at the start of the trial. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • The most popular sleeping pills were the non-benzodiazepine hypnotics Ambien CR and Lunesta. —  Beyond Meds
  • Hubbard died himself in 1986 with the drug Vistaril (a sedative like the benzodiazepine Valium) in his system. —  Brain Blogger
  • In it, a standard dose of the benzodiazepine is given every half hour until light sedation is reached. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • About 20 different drugs, including diazepam, clonazepam, barbiturates and other non-benzodiazepine drugs have been used for treating benzodiazepine withdrawals with varying degrees of success or failure. —  Beyond Meds
 

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