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Diazepam and benzodiazepines mis-sold as Bromazolam.

Bromazolam (synthetic benzodiazepine) is often mis-sold as diazepam or benzodiazepines (benzos).

It produces strong sedative or sleep-inducing effects. There is a substantial risk of overdose as a result.

Other effects can include:

• feeling confused
• feeling highly agitated
• drowsiness and reduced consciousness
• loss of coordination
• memory loss and blackouts

Staying safe and helping others

The only way to avoid all the risks is to not take drugs which are not prescribed for you. However, if you do choose to take them, remember:

• Go low and slow – be extra cautious about where you get your drugs and about the drugs you are taking, maybe starting with just a quarter hit of a new supply.
• Do not use alone – make sure that someone you trust is with you and has a couple of naloxone kits.
• If using with others – it’s best if only one person uses the drug first and uses less as a test dose.
• Don't mix drugs – using more than one drug increases your risks of overdose, especially when mixing Bromazolam with other depressants such as alcohol, opiates and gabapentin.
• Look after your friends – look out for the signs of an overdose, e.g. loss of consciousness, shallow or no breathing, ‘snoring’ or loud ‘rasping’, and/or blue lips or fingertips.
• • Be prepared to call immediately for an ambulance if someone overdoses.
• Naloxone won’t work on a Bromazopam overdose if that’s all you have taken – but it’s always worth having kits available anyway, especially if you may have opiates in your system, if in doubt you can use naloxone in any overdose situation.
• Use the testing service available at Wedinos website

If you don’t have a naloxone kit, or yours has expired, please contact us.

If you have any questions or are worried about anything, you can find your local service and their contact information on our website at Change Grow Live website.

Published: Sep 22, 2023