Assertion: benzodiazepine | /r/CapableOf | carry the potential
Facets:
value: for causing physical dependence
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Their development was spurred by the need to develop a sedative/tranquilizer that was not as addictive as the barbiturates but still efficacious; however, benzodiazepines are significant drugs of abuse and carry the potential for the development of physical dependence.
text: While it is true that benzodiazepines with a shorter half-life, like Xanax or Ativan, can put patients at greater risk for interdose withdrawal than their longer half-life counterparts, all benzodiazepines carry the same potential for causing physical dependence, tolerance, withdrawal syndromes, disability and sometimes death when prescribing guidelines are ignored.