Depressant
Alprazolam
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Fast-acting benzodiazepine. Anxiolytic and sedating. High addiction potential.
Onset
20 min
Peak
1 h 30 min
Duration
6 h
Half-life
12 h
Routes
oral
Dosing
Common dose: 0.25 mg
Strong dose: 1 mg
Risks
- · Physical dependence consensus
- · Withdrawal can be fatal consensus
- · Blackouts consensus
- · Respiratory depression with opiates consensus
- · Disinhibition consensus
Safer Use
- · Lowest effective dose consensus
- · Do not use regularly consensus
- · NEVER with opiates/GHB/alcohol consensus
- · Taper slowly when stopping consensus