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Parthasarathy MD DA DNB MD Acu Dip Diab DCA Dip Software statistics PhD physiology IDRA Class of five anxiolysis sedation anticonvulsant actions spinal cordmediated skeletal muscle relaxation . Addiction Therapy 2015. Florida. , USA. August 03-08, 2015. Detoxification Methods of Benzodiazepines Mono-Dependence: Application and Comparison. Ehab. Ramadan . Professor of psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry department . Stress. Biological Psychology. Exam focus. We have covered . P. sychological . M. ethods. . of stress management. . What two methods did we examine last lesson? . This lesson we are going to learn about . Gabriel J. Thompson. TYPE OF DRUG. A . benzodiazepine. also known as “. BENZO. ". or . “DIAZEPAM”. . is a psychoactive drug. . HISTORY. The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide, was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann–La Roche, which has also marketed Valium since 1963.. Andrew Straznitskas, . PharmD. , BCPS. Clinical Pharmacist, Medical Intensive Care Unit. Bellevue Hospital Center. NYSCHP 2015 Critical Care Program: Downstate . October 2, 2015. Disclosure. The presenter has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Project ECHO. February 18, 2016. Jonathan Emens, M.D.. Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine. Oregon Health & Science University. Staff Physician and Sleep Program Director. Sedative-Hypnotics Page � Pharmacy �2: Principle of Drug Mechanisms Page � Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology �ll of the benzodiazepines have the same general chemical st These are anti-anxiety agents used to control moderate or severe tension. .  . Classification. :. Benzodiazepines (BZP).. Propanediol. . carbamate. .. Azaspirodecanediones. .. 1. CNS depressants. They are the drugs of choice used as:. Drug abuse . is . inappropriate. and usually . excessive. , . self-administration. of a . psychoactive . drug for . non-medical purposes.. Almost all abused drugs exert . their effects in the CNS . Daryl Shorter, MD. Staff Psychiatrist. Michael E. . DeBakey. VA Medical Center. March 2, 2017. Objectives . - By the completion of the presentation, learners will be able to:. (1) List risk factors for misuse, diversion, and/or dependence upon opioid medications and benzodiazepines. The term “doctor shopping” has traditionally referred to a patient obtaining controlled substances from multiple health care practitioners without the prescribers’ knowledge of the other prescriptions.. Robert L. DuPont, MD. President, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.. www.ibhinc.org. . Kolodner Memorial Lecture: October 20, 2016. Learning Objectives. Separate physiological dependence from addiction in benzodiazepine use . is . inappropriate. and usually . excessive. , . self-administration. of a . psychoactive . drug for . non-medical purposes.. Almost all abused drugs exert . their effects in the CNS . causing. euphoria or alter perception.. Zelda Summers & K M Gangineni. Introduction. GHB is a naturally occurring short chain fatty acid related to gamma amino butyric acid found in peripheral organs including heart, liver, brain, kidney, cardiac and skeletal muscles..  BPJ Overuse of benzodiazepines: Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like hypnotics and anxiolytics are medicines which bring about a state of sedation, increased sleepiness, relaxation and i