RT Book, Section
A1 Smollin, Craig
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193161713
T1 Ethanol, Benzodiazepines, & Other Sedative-Hypnotic Agents Overdose
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193161713
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  group  of  agents  known  as  sedative-hypnotic  drugs  includes  a  variety  of  products  used  for  the  treatment  of  anxiety,  depression,  insomnia,  and  epilepsy.  Besides  common  benzodiazepines,  such  as  lorazepam,  alprazolam,  clonazepam,  diazepam,  oxazepam,  chlordiazepoxide,  and  triazolam,  this  group  includes  the  newer  benzodiazepine-like  hypnotics  zolpidem,  zopiclone,  and  zaleplon,  the  muscle  relaxants  baclofen  and  carisoprodol,  and  barbiturates  such  as  phenobarbital.  Phenibut,  a  GABAB  agonist,  has  gained  popularity  in  recent  years,  and  is  associated  with  CNS  depression  and  a  withdrawal  syndrome.  Ethanol  and  other  selected  agents  are  also  popular  recreational  drugs.  All  of  these  drugs  depress  the  CNS  reticular  activating  system,  cerebral  cortex,  and  cerebellum.