Benzodiazepines and medications acting on benzodiazepine receptors that do not have a
benzodiazepine structure (z-drugs) have been viewed by some experts and regulatory …

In a book as provocative and newsworthy as Listening to Prozac and Driven to Distraction, a
physician speaks out on America's epidemic level of diagnoses for attention deficit disorder …

What is known and Objective: Concern has been expressed regarding the potential over‐
prescription of benzodiazepines (BZDs) and their potential for misuse and abuse. Patterns of …

Social policies have evolved to address the associated concerns related to the public health
crises of drug abuse and undertreated pain. Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) have …

Objective To examine the morbidity and mortality associated with self‐poisoning with
different drug classes. Design Prospective cohort study with limited follow‐up. Retrospective …

Introduction Medications which target benzodiazepine (BZD) binding sites of GABAA
receptors (GABAARs) have been in widespread use since the nineteen-sixties. They carry …

Current evidence suggests that anxiety has a neurobiologic basis. It is thought to be caused
by dysfunction of one or more neurotransmitters and their receptors. Most data, which are …

The study by Paulozzi, Budnitz, and Xi highlights the alarming problem of prescription drug
abuse in America. These data have profound and disturbing ramifications. But if we are to …

Objective. To estimate the effect of a triplicate prescription policy on administration of
benzodiazepines and possible substitute drugs in nursing home residents during 1994 …

L'addiction médicamenteuse représente un enjeu majeur de santé publique rapidement
évolutif et cette évolution est d'autant plus marquée en France que notre pays reste parmi …