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Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.122.5.577

Two cases of severe reactions to benzodiazepine drugs, the first in combination with pentobarbital and the second to the use of chlordiazepoxide and diazepam in overdosage, are reported. Full recovery ensued in both cases with no abstinence syndrome seen on withdrawal in either case.

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