Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines, Endozepines, and their Receptors

Name: Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines, Endozepines, and their Receptors
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines, Endozepines, and their ReceptorsImplications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal\nAuthor(s): Robert B. Raffa, Diana Amantea\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032043104, 978-1032043104\nSynopsis\nUnderstanding and addressing the current opioid crisis requires knowledge of endogenous opioids (endorphins and enkephalins), but there is now evidence for a benzodiazepine crisis. Are there endogenous benzodiazepine-like substancesand what do they do? How do they affect antianxiety drugs and their adverse effects? Do they explain enigmatic prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome? This book raises important questions about the clinical consequences of ignoring the existence of or understanding the potential influence of endogenous benzodiazepines on the therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines, their adverse effects, and the problems of withdrawal from them and other benzodiazep.