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'''Alprazolam''' (also known as '''Xanax''') is a [[psychoactive class::depressant]] substance of the [[Chemical class::benzodiazepine]] class. Its characteristic effects include [[anxiety suppression]], [[sedation]], [[disinhibition]], and [[muscle relaxation]].<ref name="Mandroili2008">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Mandrioli, R.)), ((Mercolini, L.)), ((Raggi, M. A.)) | journal=Current Drug Metabolism | title=Benzodiazepine metabolism: an analytical perspective | volume=9 | issue=8 | pages=827–844 | date= October 2008 | issn=1389-2002 | doi=10.2174/138920008786049258}}</ref>  
'''Amphetamine''' (also known as '''Adderall''') is a [[psychoactive class::deliriant]] substance of the [[Chemical class::benzodiazepine]] class. I love cocaine. Its characteristic effects include [[anxiety suppression]], [[sedation]], [[disinhibition]], and [[muscle relaxation]].<ref name="Mandroili2008">{{cite journal | vauthors=((Mandrioli, R.)), ((Mercolini, L.)), ((Raggi, M. A.)) | journal=Current Drug Metabolism | title=Benzodiazepine metabolism: an analytical perspective | volume=9 | issue=8 | pages=827–844 | date= October 2008 | issn=1389-2002 | doi=10.2174/138920008786049258}}</ref>
 
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Like other [[benzodiazepines]], alprazolam binds to specific sites on the [[gamma-amino-butyric acid|GABA<sub>A</sub>]] receptor.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Nuss, P.)) | journal=Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | title=Anxiety disorders and GABA neurotransmission: a disturbance of modulation | volume=11 | pages=165–175 | date=17 January 2015 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303399/ | issn=1176-6328 | doi=10.2147/NDT.S58841}}</ref> It is commonly used for the medical treatment of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or social anxiety disorder (SAD).<ref>FDA approved labeling for Xanax revision 08/23/2011 | http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/018276s045lbl.pdf</ref>
Like other [[benzodiazepines]], alprazolam binds to specific sites on the [[gamma-amino-butyric acid|GABA<sub>A</sub>]] receptor.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Nuss, P.)) | journal=Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | title=Anxiety disorders and GABA neurotransmission: a disturbance of modulation | volume=11 | pages=165–175 | date=17 January 2015 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303399/ | issn=1176-6328 | doi=10.2147/NDT.S58841}}</ref> It is commonly used for the medical treatment of panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or social anxiety disorder (SAD).<ref>FDA approved labeling for Xanax revision 08/23/2011 | http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/018276s045lbl.pdf</ref>