ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? Submitted by psychrolute t3_127na9t on March 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM in explainlikeimfive 165 comments −1−
Rakkai t1_jefvixq wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:36 PM Benzos don't surpress the CNS on their own. They amplify the effects of your natural CNS surpressants (or other articifical ones, which is why they are very dangerous in combination with e.g. ethanol). Permalink 9
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