alprazolam
[ al-prey-zuh-lam ]
nounPharmacology.
a potent benzodiazepine, C17H13CIN4, used in the treatment of certain anxiety states.
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Origin of alprazolam
1First recorded in 1970–75; a pharmaceutical coinage
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How to use alprazolam in a sentence
In Tennessee, the DEA identified a drug trafficker selling tablets that looked “nearly identical to Percocet pills” but were in fact “a mixture of alprazolam, acetaminophen, and fentanyl.”
Flood of Fake, Fentanyl-Laced Pills Is Killing Americans: DEA | Justin Rohrlich | September 27, 2021 | The Daily Beast
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