Metizolam/Summary

Main article: Metizolam

Psychoactive class: Depressant

Chemical class: Thienodiazepines

Oral

• 		Common				Heavy
  1	-	2	-	4	-	6	mg
  Light				Strong

• • Total: 5 - 8 hours
  • Onset: 30 - 90 minutes
  • Afterglow: 10 - 30 hours

Harm potential

• • Extremely addictive
  • Large therapeutic index and margin of safety

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached within a couple of days of repeated administration
  • Decreases to half after 3 - 7 days
  • Returns to baseline after 1 - 2 weeks

Physical effects

• • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
• • Dizziness
  • Respiratory depression

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Compulsive redosing
• • Anxiety suppression
  • Disinhibition
  • Emotion suppression
  • Thought deceleration

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index