{"id":349468,"date":"2025-11-07T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349468"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:19:07","slug":"alprazolam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/alprazolam\/","title":{"rendered":"Alprazolam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently busted a an illegal Alprazolam manufacturing unit in Valsad, Gujarat, under \u201cOperation White Cauldron.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>About Alprazolam<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349469\" style=\"width: 429px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=429%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?resize=768%2C279&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-1.jpg?w=797&amp;ssl=1 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Alprazolam is a <strong>psychotropic substance<\/strong> regulated under the <strong>Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Drug Class<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It belongs to the class of drugs called <strong>benzodiazepines<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Uses<\/strong>: It is primarily used for the management of: <strong>Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD<\/strong>), <strong>Panic disorder (including panic attacks)<\/strong>, <strong>Anxiety associated with depression.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mechanism<\/strong>: Alprazolam works by enhancing the activity of <strong>gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)<\/strong>, a <strong>natural brain chemical<\/strong> that calms the nervous system, reducing excessive brain activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regulatory Act:<\/strong> It is <strong>regulated under the NDPS Act, 1985, <\/strong>which <strong>prohibits production, sale, transport, and consumption <\/strong>of narcotic and psychotropic substances.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal Status<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> It is listed under India\u2019s prescription-only schedules (Schedule H\/H1) and <strong>can be sold only on a registered medical practitioner<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s prescription<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Issue:<\/strong> The misuse of alprazolam in India drives <strong>illegal sales<\/strong>, fuels <strong>addiction among youth and workers,<\/strong> raises crime risks, and harms public health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recently busted a an illegal Alprazolam manufacturing unit in Valsad, Gujarat, under \u201cOperation White Cauldron.\u201d About Alprazolam Alprazolam is a psychotropic substance regulated under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Drug Class: It belongs to the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Uses: It is primarily&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/alprazolam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alprazolam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-349468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}