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Old Jun 19, 2015, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Sinking Feeling View Post
no, you can not od (die) on benzo's. It's not a narcotic. Show me a link to one actual case, you can't. This is way doctors welcomed benzos with open arms in the 60's! They replaced barbiturates which was used before benzos and those you could easily OD on without even trying. You can od on aspirins too, but won't die

We really need to stop all this benzophobic myths.
I politely disagree... It is very easy to OD and die from Benzos, it supresses respiration. Especially when they are chased with alcohol or taken with other medications.

A simple Google search will give you many cases.
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