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clonazepam

American  
[kloh-ney-zuh-pam] / kloʊˈneɪ zəˌpæm /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a benzodiazepine, C 15 H 10 ClN 3 O 3 , used in the control of certain epilepsies.


Etymology

Origin of clonazepam

c(h)lo(rophe)n(yl) + (di)azep(in) , extracted from the chemical name + -am, of uncertain derivation

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Sandí knew that drug abuse had been rampant for years — crack, marijuana, illicitly traded prescription pills such as clonazepam.

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Collings, who died in December 2020 at age 33, died of acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, cocaine, alcohol and clonazepam, according to TMZ.

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The electrician from Valley Stream was hospitalized for an overdose in October 2016, eight days after Mr. Blatti prescribed him morphine and clonazepam, a highly addictive drug often prescribed for anxiety, according to prosecutors.

From New York Times

Police said they discovered in Peterson’s car a prescription bottle for clonazepam that she had filled that day.

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Many consumers know clonazepam by the brand name Klonopin.

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