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Association Between Concurrent Use of Prescription Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Overdose: Retrospective Analysis

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 53; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.06.017

2352-5029

John Michael Rague,

Pain Management and Opioid Use

The rise of opioid prescription in the past 15 years has correlated with the rise of opioid-related deaths. Of note, 30% of opioid-related overdose deaths involve benzodiazepines which raises a potential public safety concern with concurrent benzodiazepine and opioid use.