Is It Safe to Mix Opioids and Benzodiazepines?
Polysubstance use—the use of more than one drug at a time—is pretty common within the drug-using community. Liz Brico is here to break down if it is safe to mix opioids and benzodiazepines. Among people who use opioids, benzodiazepines—sometimes shortened to “benzos”—are known to potentiate the euphoric effects of short-acting opioids like heroin or fentanyl, […]