Benzodiazepine, or Benzos, are a form of anti-anxiety medicine. In the last few years drug addicts have discovered that they can use benzos along with other drugs and increase their high. Someone with an addiction to alcohol, heroin or methadone will gravitate towards benzos as another way to get high.
This form of drug use is extremely dangerous for many reasons. The side effects of benzos turns into quite a long list, some of them include drowsiness/dizziness, unsteadiness, slurred speech, blurred vision, and impaired thinking, memory and coordination.
When a person pairs benzos with alcohol, opiates, or antidepressants both the benzos and the other drug can impose risks on the individual. This is called Polydrug use (when a person is using more than one drug at a time). In a two year study by NIDA (National Institute of Drug Abuse) 73% of heroin users also used benzos more often than weekly.
Benzodiazepine abuse does not have to go unhandled. If you or anyone you know is in need of help please call Narconon Louisiana at 866-422-4650.