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

From 2019 to 2020, benzodiazepine overdose visits per 100,000 emergency department
visits increased (23.7%), both with (34.4%) and without (21.0%) opioid co-involvement. From …

Objectives Benzodiazepines are commonly misused medications frequently implicated in
overdose deaths. Data show that benzodiazepine prescribing is associated with increased …

Background Despite the focus on overdose deaths co-involving opioids and
benzodiazepines, little is known about the epidemiologic characteristics of benzodiazepine …

Abstract Background and Objectives In 2021, drug overdose deaths in the United States
reached a new record of 107,622. Misuse of opioids and benzodiazepines accounts for a …

Illicit benzodiazepines are emerging drugs of abuse that are unlawfully manufactured in
laboratories and have clinical side effects and toxicity that are not well understood. Although …

Objectives Despite the widespread use of prescription benzodiazepines, there are few
studies examining trends and patterns of benzodiazepine-related toxicity. We describe the …

Background Benzodiazepine (BZD)-related overdose deaths have risen in the past decade
and BZD misuse contributes to thousands of emergency department (ED) visits annually …

Introduction Opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs most
commonly associated with drug overdose deaths. This study was conducted to assess …

Background Benzodiazepine misuse is a growing public health problem, with increases in
benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths and emergency room visits in recent years …