In episode 58 of Cracking Addiction we discuss the pharmacology of benzodiazepines and their interaction with the GABA-A receptor, the different types of benzodiazepines and their different half lives and effects, discuss how to calculator benzodiazepine dose equivalence, the increased risks of benzodiazepine overdose when compared with other medications especially with opioid medications and the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of benzodiazepines.

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