A new congressionally mandated report examines how opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2007 and 2019 impacted ...

When used recreationally, benzodiazepines are usually taken at higher doses than those typically prescribed, so there are even greater risks. The effect young people are looking for in using these ...

Sean Falzarano, then 38,  of Southbury, pleaded guilty in December 2024 in federal court to tampering with and stealing ...

Benzodiazepine-related problems include misuse ... and did not intervene to gradually reduce the dosage. Experts have previously provided recommendations for BZD therapy management in clinical ...

Veterans who were simultaneously prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an ...

When used recreationally, benzodiazepines are usually taken at higher doses than those typically prescribed, so there are even greater risks. The effect young people are looking for in using these ...

Nicole Lee works as a research consultant in alcohol and other drugs. She has previously been awarded grants by state and federal governments, the National Health and Medical Research Council and ...

To facilitate analysis, all opioid and/or benzodiazepine doses were converted to morphine or midazolam equivalents, respectively. A table of evidence was developed for qualitative analysis of ...

When used recreationally, benzodiazepines are usually taken at higher doses than those typically prescribed, so there are even greater risks. The effect young people are looking for in using these ...

Of the patients who reached their maximum opioid and benzodiazepine doses after day 1 of dexmedetomidine infusion, 24 (of total 41, 59%) had an initial decrease in opioid and benzodiazepine need.