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Class Psychoactive Substances

Etizolam

Also called: Depas, Dezolam, Eticalm, Etilaam, Etisedan, Etizola, Inxity, Mozun, Pasaden, Sylazepam, Zoly

A medicine used in Japan and India to treat anxiety, insomnia and panic attacks, but which isn't licensed in the UK.

Some drugs are increasingly cut with dangerous synthetic opioids like nitazenes, which have killed 100s of people in the UK in the past year. This is happening in a wide range of drugs, not just heroin, and you can never really know what is in any street or counterfeit drug. Find out more about the risks and what to do here.

In an emergency

If you or someone else needs urgent help after taking drugs or drinking, call 999 for an ambulance. Tell the crew everything you know. It could save their life.Call 999What else to do in an emergency

Mixing etizolam with other drugs

Is it dangerous to mix with other drugs?

Don’t mix etizolam with other drugs that depress/slow down the nervous system, such as alcohol, as this makes the side effects worse and more likely to be fatal.

Dangerous combinations:

  • + Depressants
  • + Synthetic opioids
  • + Heroin

How does it make you feel?

Etizolam has a range of possible effects:

  • Slows the brain and body down.
  • Makes the user feel calm and relaxed and can help people get to sleep.
  • Helps to stop fits.
  • May cause short-term memory loss.
  • Big doses can make a user forgetful and make them overly sleepy.

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