ANXIOLYTICS

Despite the dramatic improvement in safety and despite the fact that tolerance does not develop, some people did abuse the benzodiazepines. These people tended to be ones who by their personality make up were invested in abusing other substances. The short duration quick acting benzodiazpines were the ones that tended to be abused. And, there did exist some risk of fatality with the benzodiazpeines. This would be especially so if these medications were taken in overdose with other medications, or with alcohol.