Comorbidity and Addiction
Comorbidity and Benzodiazepines Benzodiazepines are taken for a variety of reseasons and are easily able to be misused. Benzodiazepines are taken to reduce activity in the nerves of someone's brain. Benzodiazepines can make someone drowsy. They are used to treat general anxiety disorders, panic attacks, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures. Examples of Benzodiazepines: Ativan Xanax Klonopin Librium Restoril Valium Halcion (Martin, 2019). Many times individuals use other drugs to increase the high they feel when they are just taking benzodiazepines. "The frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption is a major consideration in patients who need treatment with benzodiazepines" (Linnoila, 1990, para 1). When someone drinks alcohol, it affects their GABA-benzodiazepine-chloride ionophore complex and agonist-like action (Linnoila, 1990). Since alcohol has a more anxiolytic efficacy and many individuals that are anxious take advantage of that. Co-administration