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Benzodiazepine

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2-Minute Neuroscience: Benzodiazepines

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The dark side of Benzodiazepine

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Benzodiazepine Prescribing: A Warning Unheeded | Morning Report

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Benzodiazepine discontinuation

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Dangers of Mixing Benzodiazepines and Alcohol

Benzodiazepines, sometimes called "benzos", are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann–La Roche, which, since 1963, has also marketed the benzodiazepine diazepam (Valium). In 1977 benzodiazepines were globally the most prescribed medications. They are in the family of drugs commonly known as minor tranquilizers.