Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR). (2023) New benzodiazepines – bromazolam. Edinburgh: Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR).
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Between 2016 and 2022, etizolam was the primary drug detected in street benzodiazepines (benzos) in Scotland. Data shows the market is significantly changing, etizolam detections are decreasing and detections of new benzodiazepines are increasing.
- Bromazolam is now the most common drug detected in ‘street benzos’.
- Bromazolam has been seized in both community and custodial settings and implicated in hospitalisations and deaths in different areas of the country.
- Reports to RADAR indicate that bromazolam produces strong sedative and sleep-inducing effects. As a result, there is a substantial risk of overdose.
- The harm associated with bromazolam and other new benzos should be considered in the context of polysubstance use (mixing drugs), which is a common feature of drug use in Scotland.
- Services should promote and discuss realistic harm reduction and support measures. Overdose signs and response actions for bromazolam are the same as for any other overdose involving depressants.
- New drugs may not always be picked up in clinical testing but that does not mean that they are not present. Consider the person’s presentation and clinical history to determine appropriate interventions.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
CNS depressants / Sedatives
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction, Screening / Assessment
Date
5 July 2023
Pages
1 p.
Publisher
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR)
Corporate Creators
Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR)
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
EndNote
Subjects
B Substances > Sedatives, hypnotics or tranquillisers (CNS depressants)
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Benzodiazepines
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use
VA Geographic area > International
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Benzodiazepines
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use
VA Geographic area > International
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland
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