ABSTRACT A recent report in Ireland identified that two-thirds of poisoning deaths involved
poly drug use with an average of four different drugs involved. Of these, benzodiazepines …

The article examines the views of medical and non-medical prescribers within the Addiction
Service Community Prescribing Service in NHS Lanarkshire on the prescribing of …

Problematic use of diverted and illicit benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-type drugs
(BZDs) is a significant concern for addiction healthcare providers in Scotland. BZDs are …

This paper describes the process evaluation of an out‐patient detoxification service (ODS)
established by Drug Health Services (DHS) to increase the supervised withdrawal options …

Aims To determine levels of health service utilization among heroin users, the types of
prescription drugs obtained by heroin users and the contribution of benzodiazepine use in …

Objectives: The study reports on benzodiazepine use among opiate dependent patients
attending National Health Service community prescribing services and examines current …

Objective: To describe the demographic characteristics of those service users attending Matt
Talbot Services, and their current and past substance use, and to explore the use of …

Abstract Information compiled from the North Western Regional Drug Misuse Database
showed that approximately 16 percent of 4,213 drug users reported to the database during …

Despite adverse health outcomes being associated with long‐term tranquilliser use, health
professionals face numerous barriers in reducing reliance on benzodiazepines. This study …

Effectively assisting benzodiazepine users to cease use requires a greater understanding of
general practitioners'(GPs) and benzodiazepine users' views on using and ceasing …