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Is Midalozam an opioid?

KeepingThingsReal

KeepingThingsReal

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Well, Wikipedia says it's a benzo. But, Wiki also says "In the Netherlands, midazolam is a List II drug of the Opium Law." Why would something be illegal under Opium Law if it's a benzo? Are opioids benzos? Because I thought they weren't :o

Just wondering, thanks for help :D
 
Midazolam is a benzodiazepine, and opioids are opioids. If you were Wiki-ing, you also saw this:

"The Opium Law (or Opiumwet in Dutch) is the section of the Dutch Law which covers nearly all psychotropic drugs."

That's from the "Opium Law" wiki page. So, although the law has "opium" in it's title, it covers more than just opiates.
 
^ No, even cannabis is controled under the "Opium Law". It's the Dutch specific name for all psychotropic controled substances.
 
K'd-OUT-in-AZ said:
In the U.S. its a Schedule IV controlled substance just like all other benzodiazepines.

Curious why its a Schedule II controlled substance in the Netherlands.
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It looks to me like the Opium Law only has two schedules/lists, so there would be no List IV for it to be on. All the benzodiazepines seem to be on List II.
 
It's similar to the way illicit drugs in the US are called "narcotics". The original definition of a narcotic was a sleep-inducing opioid. But law enforcement started calling all prohibited drugs narcotics to scare people into thinking they were all just as dangerous as morphine and heroin.
 
AfterGlow said:
It's similar to the way illicit drugs in the US are called "narcotics". The original definition of a narcotic was a sleep-inducing opioid. But law enforcement started calling all prohibited drugs narcotics to scare people into thinking they were all just as dangerous as morphine and heroin.
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I've even heard people calling amphetamine medication narcotics
 
A definition for a narcotic is "an opioid based analgesic" so potency of a benzodiazepine or drug has nothing to do with it. Some countries use the term "narcotic" for anything that is a controlled substance, including temazepam and flunitrazepam. I have tread that also. I have also read benzodiazepines in general called narcotics. This is incorrect. In the U.S. if you read the DEA scheduled drug list you will see that they put an "N" by the name of the substance that are narcotics.
 
Despite any legal mumbo-jumbo. Midazolam is a benzodiazepine. Fact. It is NOT an opioid, and is in no way related to opioids.
 
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