Posted by Glydin on March 4, 2007, at 22:31:00
In reply to Re: What is This About Benzo +Paradoxical reaction +Tu, posted by Phillipa on March 4, 2007, at 19:33:23
Benzo[a]pyrene, C20H12, is a five-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that is mutagenic and highly carcinogenic.
This is NOT the same as talking about benzoDIAZEPINES as a drug class and named as such for the chemical structure. Benzo is a chemical prefix and while "we" use benzo to describe benzodiazepines, we are using it essentially as short for or slang....
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