Increasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996–2013
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Abstract
Objectives
To describe trends in benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose mortality involving benzodiazepines among US adults.
Methods
We examined data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and multiple-cause-of-death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Benzodiazepine
- Medical prescription
- Lorazepam
- Confidence interval
- Drug overdose
- Mortality rate
- Poison control
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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