cdickerson09 t1_jegg1gg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:52 PM Reply to ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute 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
cdickerson09 t1_jegg1gg wrote
Reply to ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute
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.