Houston Cocktail: driving under influence of hydrocodone, alprazolam, and carisoprodol - Lee D, Stout P, Egdorf D.

Concurrent use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and skeletal muscle relaxants potentiates the drug effect and respiratory depression via interactions of μ-opioid and GABA(A) receptors. In the early 2000s when abuse of prescription drugs began to spike, a pote...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news