Decreasing Trend in the Use and Long-Term Use of Benzodiazepines Among Young Adults
Author(s) -
Sanna-Mari Tähkäpää,
Leena Saastamoinen,
Marja Airaksinen,
Annamari TuulioHenriksson,
Terhi AaltoSetälä,
Terhi Kurko
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1557-8992
pISSN - 1044-5463
DOI - 10.1089/cap.2017.0140
Subject(s) - alprazolam , zolpidem , zopiclone , medicine , young adult , benzodiazepine , oxazepam , clonazepam , medical prescription , demography , pediatrics , anxiety , psychiatry , hypnotic , insomnia , gerontology , pharmacology , receptor , sociology
Patterns of benzodiazepine (BZD) use and long-term use among young adults are not well known. Our aim was to study trends in BZD use and long-term use among 18-25-year-old young adults by gender and active substance in a nationwide retrospective longitudinal register-based setting.
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