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Tranquilizers (Benzodiazepines) - Coggle Diagram
Tranquilizers (Benzodiazepines)
Basic introduction
This is a Class C drug, which means it’s illegal to have for yourself, give away or sell.
Possession can get you up to 2 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
Supplying someone else, even your friends, can get you up to 14 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
chemical
Common ‘street’ names
premazepams
diazepam (Valium)
temazepam
flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
alprazolam (Xanax)
The way(s) the drug is taken into the body
tablets
capsules
suppositories
inject (danger)
Initial primary effects
drowsy
slow the brain and body down
tremors, nausea, vomiting, headaches, anxiety, dizzy, aggressive, panic attacks and depression.
Slurred speech, difficulty concentrating, confusion, lightheadedness, dry mouth, movement and memory problems, decreased blood pressure, slowed breathing
Long-term effects on the body and mind
seizures, shakiness, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, overactive reflexes, increased heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature with sweating, hallucinations, severe cravings
highly addictive
Statistics and facts about your drug
Street benzos are unpredictable in content and in potency and are causing people to be hospitalized in the UK and in some cases to die.
Effects on the environment caused by the making, distribution, and/or disposal of the drug
Some of the currently available street benzos are stolen from a hospital or pharmacy or from people who were prescribed them.
Other street benzos are made illegally.
Some of benzodiazepines have been used in sex crimes, where a victim’s drink is spiked with a benzodiazepine, making them very drowsy or knocking them out so they’re either unaware of, or unable to, prevent a sexual assault.
Street benzos are unpredictable in content and in potency and are causing people to be hospitalized and in some cases to die.