Phenazepam

Phenazepam can be snorted or swallowed. Like other benzodiazepines, phenazepam can be used as a chill out drug. Some people may use it to help them to come down off acid, speed or ecstasy after a big night.

But phenazepam is very strong and so it is easy to take too much and overdose. Some users have ended up in hospital after taking too much.

Phenazepam is a powerful benzodiazepine.

• It provides a sedative effect, relieving tension and anxiety, and making the user feel calm and relaxed.
• It can also cause a loss of coordination, dizziness and drowsiness.
• Big doses can make a user forgetful and send them to sleep or potentially put them into a coma.

How long the effects last and the drug stays in your system depends on how much you’ve taken, your size and what other drugs you may have also taken.

Mixing drugs is always risky but some mixtures are more dangerous than others.

Benzodiazepines like phenazepam can cause serious psychological and physical addiction.

Because of the development of tolerance , some users have to keep increasing their dose to get the same hit or to just try and feel normal again.

If you have used phenazepam for a long period of time you may experience substantial withdrawal symptoms when you stop, including anxiety, insomnia and tremors; and as for all minor tranquillisers, these problems could last for a long time.

Like drink-driving, driving when high is dangerous and illegal. If you’re caught driving under the influence, you may receive a heavy fine, driving ban, or prison sentence.

If the police catch people supplying illegal drugs in a home, club, bar or hostel, they can potentially prosecute the landlord, club owner or any other person concerned in the management of the premises.