- Colors and dosages: They were available in different colors corresponding to their strength:
- 30 mg: yellow
- 50 mg: white or orange-colored
- 100 mg: yellow, and known by the street name “yellow jackets” due to widespread abuse
- Insomnia: Used for the short-term treatment of severe insomnia, typically for no more than two weeks.
- Seizures: Employed as an anticonvulsant to control acute, emergent convulsive episodes.
- Pre-anesthetic: Given to patients to induce sleep before surgery or other medical procedures.
- Medically induced coma: Used in elevated doses to treat refractory status epilepticus.
- Slow or shallow breathing
- Confusion and hallucinations
- Long-term cognitive impairment with chronic misuse
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