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Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and drug overdose mortality among individuals receiving opioid analgesics

Authors: Tae Woo Park, Richard Saitz, Dara Ganoczy, Mark A Ilgen, Amy SB Bohnert

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 1/2015

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Drug overdose mortality, particularly involving opioid analgesics, has risen steadily over the past two decades and is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed concurrently to individuals receiving opioid analgesics. Little is known about the association between benzodiazepine-prescribing patterns and overdose mortality in those receiving opioid analgesics. We aimed to study the association between benzodiazepine prescription history, dose, type and dosing schedule, and the risk of drug overdose mortality among individuals receiving opioid analgesics. …
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Title
Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and drug overdose mortality among individuals receiving opioid analgesics
Authors
Tae Woo Park
Richard Saitz
Dara Ganoczy
Mark A Ilgen
Amy SB Bohnert
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S1-A48

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