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

Chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are extremely prevalent both in this country and
worldwide. Consequences of opioid misuse can be life-threatening with significant morbidity …

Objective: Goals were to determine the prevalence of benzodiazepine use (as prescribed
and misuse), characterize misuse, and examine variation by age. Methods: A cross …

Context Record numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans survive their war injuries and yet
continue to experience pain and mental health problems, particularly posttraumatic stress …

Benzodiazepine (BZD) abuse has reached epidemic levels and results in poor outcomes,
particularly when combined with concomitant central nervous system depressants. BZDs are …

BACKGROUND: Non-medical use of prescription opioids carries risks including
development of abuse/dependence. Such use may correlate with psychiatric, medical, and …

PURPOSE: Studies have substantiated a relationship between drug use, depression, and
suicidality. However, little research has examined this relationship with prescription drugs …

Relapse to uncontrolled use of a psychoactive substance is arguably the single most
defining characteristic of an addiction. Relapse following addiction treatment is very …

Opioid use disorders are a significant public health problem, affecting two million people in
the United States. Treatment with buprenorphine, methadone, or both is predominantly …

Background Prescription drug abuse in the United States and elsewhere in the world is
increasing at an alarming rate with non-medical opioid use, in particular, increasing to …