Xanax, alprazolam, Alprazolan, Alprox, Alpraz, Cassadan, Ralozam, Tafil, Trankimazin Xanax is the trade name for alprazolam, a fast-acting benzodiazepine tranquilliser used in the treatment of anxiety and classified as a depressant. It is taken orally in pill form. Common side…
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Temazepam
Temazepam is a hypnotic benzodiazepine used to treat insomnia. For more information on benzodiazepines, including temazepam please see the DrugSearch page on benzodiazepines
MDMA
MDMA is often referred to by the name ecstasy. It stands for methylene-dioxy- meth-amphetamine. Sometimes the name ecstasy is used to refer to the pill form and MDMA is used to refer to the powder. Please see our DrugSearch page on ecstasy…
Valium (diazepam)
Valium is the trade name for diazepam, a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety. Please see our DrugSearch page on benzodiazepines for more information on this drug.
Tranquillisers
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Drug consumption rooms
Supervised injection facilities, safe consumption rooms, safe injection sites, fix rooms, safer injection facilities, drug consumption facilities, medically supervised injection centres Drug consumption rooms (DCRs) are places where illicit drugs can be taken under the supervision of trained staff, in a…
E-cigarettes and vaping
What are e-cigarettes? Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as ‘vapes’ are devices that enable the user to inhale nicotine. They work by heating and vaporising a solution that contains nicotine, glycerine and sometimes flavourings. Inhaling nicotine from an one of…
Chemsex
Chemsex is a term used by gay or bisexual men to describe sex that occurs under the influence of drugs. The drugs most commonly associated with chemsex are crystal methamphetamine, GHB/GBL, mephedrone, cocaine and ketamine. With the exception of ketamine…
When one door closes…
The Psychoactive Substances Act shut down many head shops and other retail outlets selling NPS. But the problem of Spice-type synthetic cannabinoids seems to be growing among the nation’s homeless and other vulnerable groups. Should the door now open on…
DAA not DOA
Thanks to new Direct-Acting Antiviral treatment (DAA), hepatitis c could be dead and buried. But before that day arrives, NHS rationing threatens a death sentence for thousands of patients. A mixture of anger and optimism at the Addaction World Hepatitis…