TetrisTm
TetrisTm t1_jef415p wrote
Reply to ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
unlike barbiturates they do not (directly) impede breathing function, thats why they replaced barbs.
TetrisTm t1_jef7soz wrote
Reply to comment by Hammerpamf in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
they have been largely eradicated. being replaced by benzos and z-drugs, phenobarbital is not a recreational substance in my opinion, if you were handing secobarbital out like candy it would be something else entirely. rethink the “very much”.