ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? Submitted by psychrolute t3_127na9t on March 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM in explainlikeimfive 165 comments 1,225
cdickerson09 t1_jegg1gg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:52 PM Most of them have a really high safety window, so the therapeutic range is large, and hard to go into the toxic range. And unless combined with other substances they don't usually depress your respiratory system. Permalink 4
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