Background Benzodiazepine-positive overdoses increased between 2019 and 2021 in
Tennessee. We sought to determine the changes in the number and characteristics of …

Objective One class of drugs increasingly involved in overdose fatalities is benzodiazepines.
Prescribing benzodiazepines to people with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs) …

Background Benzodiazepine-involved overdose deaths are rising, driven by increasing use
of nonprescribed benzodiazepine pills. For patients who wish to stop nonprescribed …

The current study examined the relationship between PTSD and nonmedical use of
benzodiazepines (BZDs) based on level of John Henry Active Coping (JHAC) among …

Objectives To measure the rate of benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZA) dependence in
older veterans with insomnia symptoms chronically using BZAs and to assess for …

Objective: When prescribed with opioids, sedative-hypnotics substantially increase the risk
of overdose. The objective of this paper was to describe characteristics and trends in opioid …

Background: Endometriosis is a chronic disease with a long time to diagnosis and several
known comorbidities that requires a range of treatments including of pain management and …

Aim To review the literature data on the prevalence of benzodiazepines abuse and
poisoning in older adults; the prevalence of polypharmacy with benzodiazepines in this …

Benzodiazepines have sedative effects that cause reduced activity in users and may
increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis. However, few studies have examined this …

Objectives: This study aims to investigate racial-ethnic differences in reasons for misuse of
prescription medications among a nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods …