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Alcohol actually doesn't bind to the same site as benzodiazepines, which is why valium doesn't make you feel drunk. Something that mimics alcohol's binding beha
by shenberg 13y ago
Alcohol actually doesn't bind to the same site as benzodiazepines, which is why valium doesn't make you feel drunk. Something that mimics alcohol's binding behavior is in fact new.
- carbocation 13y agoIt is true that alcohol and benzodiazepines (and barbiturates and z-drugs, for that matter) bind to different sites on GABA. While noteworthy pharmacologically, it does not address my comment about the organism-level effects of GABAergic stimulation.
- shenberg 13y ago'course it does - valium doesn't feel like being drunk.