Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Intoxication

A. Recent use of a sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic. 

B. Clinically significant maladaptive behavioral or psychological changes (e.g., inappropriate sexual or aggressive behavior, mood lability, impaired judgment, impaired social or occupational functioning) that developed during, or shortly after, sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use. 

C. One (or more) of the following signs, developing during, or shortly after, sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use: 

(1) slurred speech 
(2) incoordination 
(3) unsteady gait 
(4) nystagmus 
(5) impairment in attention or memory 
(6) stupor or coma 

D. The symptoms are not due to a general medical condition and are not better accounted for by another mental disorder.

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association