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15 substances

Benzodiazepines

Xanax, Valium and the research-chemical benzos — calm that quietly becomes dependence. Benzodiazepine withdrawal can kill (seizures). Never stop abruptly after regular use — medical tapering is essential.

~30%of opioid overdoses also involve benzos (NIDA)
15profiles in this category
Schedule IV

Diazepam

2–10 mg tablets (yellow/blue/white); Apaurine = blue 10 mg; clear injectable vials

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Schedule IV

Alprazolam (Xanax 2 mg)

White 2 mg 'bars' (long, scored); blue/white/yellow football-shaped tablets by dose

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Schedule IV

Lorazepam (Ativan 2.5 mg)

White tablets (0.5–2.5 mg) marked imprint; clear injectable vials (hospitals)

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Schedule IV

Clonazepam (Rivotril/Klonopin 2 mg)

White/orange scored tablets (0.5–2 mg); Rivotril common in EU/LatAm

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Schedule IV

Nitrazepam (Nipam 5 mg)

White 5 mg tablets (Nipam/Mogadon imprint)

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Schedule IV

Bromazepam (Lexotan 6 mg)

Pink/red or white tablets (3/6 mg), 'Lexotanil 6' imprint

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Not federally scheduled

Etizolam

Pink/blue 1 mg tablets or pink round pellets ('pellets'); blotters

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Schedule I

Clonazolam

White/pink powders, blotters, or pressed 'pellets' sold online

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Prosecutable under Analogue Act

Diclazepam

White powder or pellets; rarely seen as tablets

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Prosecutable as analogue

Flubromazepam

White/off-white powder or 4–8 mg pellets/tablets

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Schedule I

Flubromazolam

White powder, blotters, pellets; active at ~0.25 mg

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Not approved in US; Schedule IV-III equivalent elsewhere; 'date-rape drug' class

Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)

White 1–2 mg tablets (old ones turned blue in drinks); clear odorless liquid

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Analogue prosecutions

Meclonazepam

White powder or pellets, 3–6 mg typical

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Not scheduled federally

Phenazepam

White 1–2.5 mg tablets (Russian pharma), or white powder

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Analogue prosecutions

Pyrazolam

White powder/pellets; active at 0.5–2 mg

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