Historically, the term referred to special military units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU (Spetsnaz GRU). It also describes special purpose units, or task forces of other ministries (such as the Ministry of Emergency Situations' special rescue unit) in post-Soviet countries.
A list of benzodiazepine drugs include: 1  Klonopin (clonazepam). 2  Xanax (alprazolam). 3  Librium (chlordiazepoxide). 4  Valium (diazepam). 5  Ativan (lorazepam).6  Doral (quazepam). 7  Halcion(triazolam). 8  Rohypnol (flunitrazepam).his type of drug is available in many forms, including tablet, capsule and liquid, and there is also an injectable form. A list of benzodiazepine drugs include: 1  Klonopin (clonazepam). 2  Xanax (alprazolam). 3  Librium (chlordiazepoxide). 4  Valium (diazepam). 5  Ativan (lorazepam). 6  Doral (quazepam). 7  Halcion(triazolam).
Benzodiazepines, sometimes called benzos, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide, was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by HoffmannâLa Roche, which, since 1963, has also marketed the benzodiazepine diazepam. In 1977 benzodiazepines were globally the most prescribed medications. They are in the family of drugs commonly known as ...