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Experiences with benzodiazepine use, tapering, and discontinuation: an Internet survey
Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 2022 Background: Over 92 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed in the United States annually, yet little is known about the experiences of those taking and discontinuing them.
Alistair J. Reid Finlayson +4 more
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Assessing the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal for Alcohol Scale use at Stikland Hospital
South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern in South Africa (SA). Abrupt cessation or reduction of alcohol intake in chronic users can result in withdrawal symptoms.
Creeshen P. Muddapah, Lize Weich
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Prevalence of psychoactive substances in Dutch and Belgian traffic [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the prevalence of psychoactive substances in general traffic in The Netherlands and Belgium. Method: Randomly selected car drivers and drivers of small vans in six police regions in The Netherlands and ...
Brookhuis, Karel +5 more
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A Need for Benzodiazepine Deprescribing in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cohort Study
Pharmacy, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on patients’ mental health. The aim of this study was to explore whether the pandemic influenced the use and prescription of benzodiazepines and increased the need for community pharmacist involvement in ...
Iva Bužančić +2 more
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Doctor or drug dealer? International legal provisions for the legitimate handling of drugs of abuse [PDF]
, 2020 © The Author(s) 2020. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in: Gallagher, C. T., Atik, S. K., Isse, L., & Mann, S. K. (2020). Doctor or drug dealer?
Atik, Sanaa +3 more
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American Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 OBJECTIVE Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs are two of the most prescribed agents worldwide. However, because of their cognitive side effects, the question of their influence on the risk of dementia has been raised.
M. Osler, M. Jørgensen
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Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2021 Background Prescription of medications for elderly individuals is complex, potentially involving polypharmacy, drug interactions, and inappropriate medication.
Mariana Macedo Alvim +3 more
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ELISA detection of phenazepam, etizolam, pyrazolam, flubromazepam, diclazepam and delorazepam in blood using Immunalysis® benzodiazepine kit [PDF]
, 2015 Phenazepam and etizolam were the first uncontrolled benzodiazepines available for sale in the UK. Pyrazolam, flubromazepam and diclazepam are not used medicinally anywhere in the world; they are produced exclusively for the uncontrolled, recreational ...
Mckeown, Denise A. +2 more
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