Open AccessThe dependence potential of short half-life benzodiazepines: a meta-analysis.
Author(s) -
Denise Dion Hallfors,
Leonard Saxe
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.9.1300
Subject(s) - meta analysis , benzodiazepine , medicine , anxiety , extant taxon , harm , alprazolam , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , receptor , evolutionary biology , biology
The dependence potential of benzodiazepine medications is now widely recognized, but uncertainty exists as to whether use of short half-life vs long half-life drugs results in greater dependence. The present study reports a meta-analysis of the extant research to evaluate the dependence potential of different types of benzodiazepines.