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Benzodiazepine abuse is steadily increasing and is now a major public health problem. Benzodiazepine abuse is mostly limited to individuals who abuse other drugs, i.e. poly-drug abusers. Most prescribed users do not abuse their medication, however, some high dose prescribed users do become involved with the illicit drug scene.
Benzodiazepines, like many other sedative hypnotic drugs, cause apoptotic neuronal cell death. However, benzodiazepines do not cause as severe apoptosis to the developing brain as alcohol does. [105] [106] [107] The prenatal toxicity of benzodiazepines is most likely due to their effects on neurotransmitter systems, cell membranes and protein ...
In a Swedish (2003) study benzodiazepines were implicated in 39% of suicides by drug poisoning in the elderly 1992–1996. Nitrazepam and flunitrazepam accounted for 90% of benzodiazepine implicated suicides. In cases where benzodiazepines contributed to death, but were not the sole cause, drowning, typically in the bath, was a common method used.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Surgeon General's warning of an increased risk of cancer from drinking alcohol may end up resonating most with younger Americans - who in recent years were already ...
Heaps of ketamine, MDMA and illegal weed were seized by authorities as they busted a drug lab in Queens and arrested the ringleader of the dangerous narcotics operation, prosecutors said Friday.
Alice Cooper, who has been sober for 42 years, launched an alcohol-free cocktail, the Sex, Drugs, Rock & Dry Cocktail, with WhistlePig. The icon, 76, says that he liked the idea of "outwitting ...
Benzodiazepines can be addictive and induce dependence even at low doses, with 23% becoming addicted within 3 months of use. Benzodiazepine addiction is considered a public health problem. Approximately 68.5% of prescriptions of benzodiazepines originate from local health centers, with psychiatry and general hospitals accounting for 10% each.
This, economists say, has marked a shift from the "Great Resignation," where new jobs and hefty raises were plentiful, to the "Great Stay" where layoffs haven't picked up but fewer people are ...