North Wales Substance Misuse Forum website. Temazepam |
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Drug |
Temazepam / Tranquilliser |
Common Name |
Tems, Yemazzies, Eggs, Green Eggs, Jellies, Norries, Rugby balls |
Description |
Gel-filled capsule |
Routes of use |
Ingestion |
Effects Required |
A normal dose of temazepam may lead to feelings of less anxiousness, relaxed and sleepy. At higher doses some behaviours may be exaggerated such as talkative, over-excited and sometimes even hostile or aggressive. |
Other Effects |
Withdrawal symptoms include anxiety, sleeplessness, panic attacks, loss of appetite, nausea, tremors and sometimes even hallucinations. |
Dependence and Tolerance |
If benzodiazephines/temazepam are regularly used, dependency will develop quite quickly . |
| Legality | The legal status of Temazepam has recently changed, the information contained here is to be updated! temazepam is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971, as a schedule 1 drug in Class A of the Act. Any person may possess a schedule 1 drug, provided it is in the original medicinal form. Supply of the drug by an unauthorized person is an offence for which the maximum sentence is five years. |
