benzodiazepine
noun
ben·zo·di·az·e·pine
ˌben-zō-dī-ˈa-zə-ˌpēn 
: any of a group of aromatic lipophilic amines (such as diazepam and chlordiazepoxide) used especially as tranquilizers
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Summary Klonopin is a long-acting benzodiazepine medication that is often used for seizures and anxiety disorders.
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It should also not be mixed with other drugs, including benzodiazepines, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and opioids.
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Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
The first thing the two wrote together after Mulaney joined the show, a year later, was a parody commercial for benzodiazepine.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
It should also not be mixed with other drugs, including benzodiazepines, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and opioids.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
In its 2023 report, Energy Control found that Colombian manufacturers were starting to add addictive substances like benzodiazepines to batches of tusi.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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benzodiazepine
noun
ben·zo·di·az·e·pine
ˌben-zō-dī-ˈaz-ə-ˌpēn
: any of a group of aromatic lipophilic amines (as diazepam and chlordiazepoxide) used especially as tranquilizers
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