Diazepam/Summary

Main article: Diazepam

Psychoactive class: Depressant

Chemical class: Benzodiazepines

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  1	-	2.5	-	5	-	15	-	30	mg
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 4 - 8 hours
  • Onset: 20 - 40 minutes
  • Peak: 60 - 90 minutes
  • Afterglow: 12 - 36 hours

Harm potential

• • Extremely physically and psychologically addictive
  • Low toxicity, potentially lethal when mixed with depressants like alcohol or opioids

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached within a couple of days of continuous use
  • Returns to baseline after 7-14 days
  • Cross-tolerance with all benzodiazepines

Physical effects

• • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
  • Seizure suppression
• • Dizziness
  • Respiratory depression

Visual effects

• • Visual acuity suppression

Cognitive effects

• • Compulsive redosing
• • Anxiety suppression
  • Disinhibition
  • Dream suppression
  • Emotion suppression
  • Memory suppression
  • Sleepiness
  • Thought deceleration

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index