benzo
Valium, for one
Benzo is informal shorthand for benzodiazepine, a class of sedative medications including Valium, Xanax, and Klonopin.
These drugs treat anxiety, insomnia, and seizures but carry addiction risks: She's been on benzos for years.
The term appears frequently in discussions of substance abuse and prescription drug dependence.
Anti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- clonazepamAnti-seizure benzodiazepine drug
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
- temazepamSedative-hypnotic for insomnia
Substance that induces calm
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
sleepiness · calmative · sedation · lethargy · torpor · soporific · anticonvulsant · depressant
Act of taking away
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- detoxSubstance removal process
- taperNarrow gradually toward point
relapse · abuse · overdose · habituation · recovery · seizure · rebound · cross-tolerance
Measured medicine amount
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- scriptWritten words for performance
- refillRestoring spent contents
- doctorLicensed medical healer
medication · pill · tablet · pharmacist · rx · prescribe · patient · controlled
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- worryTroubled mental state
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
tension · apprehension · phobia · agitation · restlessness · hypervigilance · jitters · insomnia
diazepam
Anti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- lorazepamAnti-anxiety sedative medication
- clonazepamAnti-seizure benzodiazepine drug
- alprazolamBenzodiazepine for anxiety disorders
tranquilizer
Substance that induces calm
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
somnolence · sleepiness · calmative · sedation · lethargy · torpor · soporific · anticonvulsant · depressant · slowed
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- detoxSubstance removal process
taper · relapse · abuse · overdose · habituation · recovery · seizure · rebound · cross-tolerance · discontinuation
dosage
Measured medicine amount
doctor · medication · pill · tablet · pharmacist · rx · prescribe · patient · controlled · schedule
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
nervousness · tension · apprehension · phobia · agitation · restlessness · hypervigilance · jitters · insomnia · agoraphobia
benzostimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
amphetamine · upper · speed · methamphetamine · Adderall
- benzene ringSix-membered carbon cycle