Is methadone a benzodiazepine

Answer 1

No, methadone is an opioid used frequently for heroin and other opioid/opiate addiction matence. Benzodiazapines are anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax and Valium. They are chemically completely unrelated.

Answer 2

No, methadone is a synthetic opiod compound. It is a narcotic drug sed therapeuticly to treat heroin and opiate addiction by alleviating withdrawl symptons without inducing an intoxicated state. It is occasionally used recreationally, albeit dangerously, by those without a tolerance to opiate. It should be noted that opiates are dangerously contraindicated with benzodiazapines and the mixture can lead to cardiac arrest and cessation of or difficulty in breathing. Benzodiazapines are a class of drugs whose basic structure is a bezylated diazapine ring. Some examples are clonzopam, lorazapam, Rohypnal, etc. Their chemical names frequently end in -pram and -pam. They are a sedative/barbituate class of pharmaceuticals, typicall t prescribed for insomnia or anxieties.

Answer 3

AnswerNo

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Methamphetamine "meth" is an amphetamine, a group of powerful synthetic central nervous system stimulants or "uppers". Methamphetamine is made by methylation, adding a methyl group (-CH3), to amphetamine. As a result methamphetamine is made more lipophilic (fat loving), allowing it to more readily enter the brain compared to amphetamine.

Benzodiazepines "benzo's" are a group of central nervous system depressants typically referred to as sedative/hypnotics, tranquilizers and, "downers." Depending on the specific drug, they posses anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), anti-panic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, hypnotic, and amnesic properties. They are most known for their anxiolytic and hypnotic effects. The best known benzodiazepines include Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Ativan (lorazepam), Klonopin/Rivotril (clonazepam), Restoril (temazepam), Serax (oxazepam), Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) and Versed (midazolam).

Amphetamines and benzodiazepines are often considered to be opposites (although technically they are not) due to the sedating nature of benzodiazepines and the stimulating nature of amphetamines. Both methamphetamine and benzodiazepines have medical uses and are prescribed by doctors. Both drugs have a potential for abuse and can be addictive. In The United States benzodiazepines are schedule IV drugs, methamphetamine (and other amphetamines) are in the more restrictive schedule II. In Canada methamphetamine is a schedule I drug and not available for medical use. Methamphetamine is available by prescription in The United States under the brand name Desoxyn, a schedule II drug, FDA approved for Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and exogenous obesity (however it is typically accepted for use in narcolepsy). Due to the stigma surrounding meth Desoxyn is rarely prescribed.

Benzodiazepines are one of the most prescribed group of drugs in the world partly to do with their high efficacy and large number of medical uses. Approximately 10-12% of Americans and Canadians will be prescribed a benzodiazepine in any given year with about 1% of the population using for more than 1 year. Over 16 million prescriptions are written yearly in Canada and over 100 million in The United States.

Polysubstance abuse is common in methamphetamine addicts who often use benzodiazepines to ease the effects of a "speed" crash, such as agitation, anxiety, anger, and to help induce sleep after a meth binge.

Benzodiazepines are also utilized in many methamphetamine overdoses to sedate a patient, reduce hypertension, lower heart rate, and act as an anticonvulsant should a gran mal seizure occur.