{"id":72227,"date":"2026-03-14T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72227"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:54:15","slug":"alprazolam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/alprazolam\/","title":{"rendered":"Alprazolam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Alprazolam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine facility engaged in the production of Alprazolam in Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Alprazolam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>psychotropic substance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under <\/span><b>the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ndps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This drug falls under the <\/span><b>benzodiazepines class of drugs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is a tranquillizing agent used in the treatment of anxiety disorders.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Benzodiazepines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belong to the group of <\/span><b>medicines called central nervous system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CNS) depressants, which are medicines that slow down the nervous system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alprazolam <\/span><b>enhances the activity of a neurotransmitter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the brain called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Used for:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is used to treat anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety caused by depression.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Directorate of Revenue Intelligence<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was constituted in 1957 as the apex anti-smuggling intelligence and investigation agency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is tasked with <\/span><b>detecting and curbing smuggling of contraband<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including drug trafficking and illicit international trade in wildlife and environmentally sensitive items, as well as combating commercial frauds related to international trade and evasion of customs duty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It works under the <\/span><b>Central Board of Indirect Taxes &amp; Customs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CBIC), <\/span><b>Ministry of Finance,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Government of India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/dri-officials-raid-illegal-alprazolam-manufacturing-unit-in-ap-seize-drugs-worth-47-crore\/article70738353.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alprazolam is a psychotropic substance under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985. 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