The rate of benzodiazepine-related toxicity in Ontario, Canada, has decreased overall but has increased among young people, data indicate. In a population-based, cross-sectional study that included ...

Toronto, ON, June 15, 2023 – The rate of hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity rose by 67 per cent for young adults (aged 19 to 24) and 44 per cent for youth (aged 18 or below) in ...

Nearly one third of patients with confirmed opioid overdose in the emergency department (ED) also had benzodiazepine coexposures; novel benzodiazepines were linked to a greater risk for intubation, ...

The U.S. experienced a spike in benzodiazepine-related overdoses in 2020, particularly in overdoses that involved illicit benzodiazepines such as etizolam and flubromazolam, according to a study ...

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

The most common source of overdose was parafluorofentanyl, which killed 74 people, and methylfentanyl, which killed another ...

What question were you investigating? Despite elevated risk for substance use disorder and overdose death in the homeless population, benzodiazepine prescribing for this population has not been ...

The U.S. National Center for Health Studies released a report this week on benzodiazepine use that points to prescribing rates soaring to “disturbing” new levels. Based on data from the National ...