Benzodiazepine

A jailhouse in Thunder Bay, Ontario was accused of ignoring warnings on desperately needed updates for solitary confinement cells. It was requested by staff and government several times that the jailhouse be upgraded to suit the basic needs of inmates. The cells received small modifications but this did little to help the situation. These unsafe conditions were factors in the deaths of two inmates in 2003, 2008, and potentially a third in 2016. The death of Christopher Coaster in 2008 was the…

afflicted with Alzheimer’s. There is research that suggests altering the lifestyle can lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There are also two more ways that people can stay healthy and they are: using cannabinoids and avoiding benzodiazepines.…

Tolerance is defined by the National Institute on Drug Addiction as a state in which an organism no longer responds to a drug, or alternatively as requiring a higher dose to achieve the same initial response level (NIDA, 2007). Tolerance to benzodiazepines tend to develop at varying rates and degrees, and not all forms of tolerance have negative outcomes. For example, tolerance to the hypnotic effects of diazepam tends to develop quickly, which can be beneficial in the treatment of anxiety. In…

1950 Hoffman- La Roche Swiss healthcare and pharmaceutical company in Europe was the first developed Benzodiazepines founded by scientist Leo Sternbach. Between 1960 and 1970 Sternbach and a group of researchers under his direction helped him altered the primary benzodiazepine complex and introduced many different benzodiazepine which include flunitrazepam. With the development of flunitrazepam Leo made Roche pharmaceutical industry a very big hit. By 1975 Roche released many of Sterbach’s…

1. On presentation, this patient’s overdose has resulted in the following symptoms: bradycardia, bradypnea, hypotension, hypothermia, hypoxia, and non-responsive to pain. For this patient, an endotracheal tube would be placed to protect the airway and start mechanical ventilation, since the patient is having difficulty maintaining spontaneous ventilation. This will also protect the airway from potential aspiration. Continuous oxygen therapy at 100% to help improve the patient’s hypoxia.…

Everybody has it. It is a natural part of life. Fortunately for most of us it isn't intense and persistent. It is anxiety. When speaking in front of a class, when peering down from a ledge, when waiting to play in the big game, anyone of us might feel anxious. But when this occasional uneasiness becomes overwhelming and an everyday occurrence, one might be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are psychological…

to treat pain, benzodiazepines is used to treat anxiety and sleep disorder and amphetamine is used to treat deficit disorder and sleep disorder. When a person abuse opioids for such a long time it may lead to an overdose or life threatening situation. Opioids can be snorted or injected to increase the euphoric effects. (Symptoms and Signs of Drug Abuse , 2016). Benzodiazepines is used commonly for anesthesia which are prescribed to treat seizures, insomnia and anxiety. Benzodiazepines is a…

This substance can be anything from alcoholic beverages to hard drugs such as benzodiazepines or amphetamines. Benzodiazepines are oftentimes regarded as the most likely hard drug to cause or trigger violence. The benzodiazepines can even be considered as a channel for the defense mechanism of displacement or projection. Displacement is a way of satisfying a strong feeling inside oneself that consist of…

chosen Clobazam to profile for this assessment. Clobazam is a member of the 1,5- benzodiazepine family of drugs. Benzodiazepines were first discovered in Hoffmann-La Roche Laboratories by Dr. Leo Sternbach in 1954, as many as 29 different benzodiazepines are being marketed across Europe and the US at present. Clobazam was The low occurrence of sedation as a side effect gives Clobazam an advantage over other 1,4-benzodiazepines in the long term treatment of epilepsy / seizures this is due to the…

in primary care. • Tailored approaches to benzodiazepine dosage reduction may include: • Reducing dose by 10% to 20% per week if it is within or slightly above the recommended amount. • Stabilising on an equivalent dose of diazepam for a few days before dose reduction, if patients were using higher than recommended doses or finding it difficult to reduce the dose of a short-acting benzodiazepine (avoid diazepam in older people). • If multiple benzodiazepines are used, the dose of each drug may…