Xanax, Valium, Librium, Rohypnol, Ativan, Klonopin, Phenobarbital--if you want to know how benzos and barbiturates work in the brain, check out this episode. I also talk about the history of anxiolytics (anti-anxiety drugs), the connection to race and class in the war on drugs, and the consequences of irresponsible use.

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Dr Junkie: One Man's Story of Addiction and Crime that will Challenge Everything you Know about the War on Drugs is available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.