Benzodiazepines, aka benzos, were developed to reduce anxiety without producing these negative side effects. However, they are not devoid of the risk of abuse and addiction. Today, there are many different kinds of benzodiazepines in the market. The brand names of the common ones include Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium, and Librium. These drugs differ in their half-life (the duration of drug action in the body) and differ from one another in the way they are administered, absorbed, metabolized, and excreted by the body.
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