Benzodiazepines primarily work by facilitating GABA agonism, acting directly on the GABA receptor to enhance its action.

“these work um we think that they primarily work through their gaba agonism is that that yes primary belief so they they you you talked about gaba earlier this is a relaxing uh for lack of a better word uh neurotransmitter this is a non-excitatory that's right that's right that's exactly how these act they they act in fact directly on the gaba uh uh receptor and they facilitate its its action”