Open AccessIncreasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996–2013
Author(s) -
Marcus A. Bachhuber,
Sean Hennessy,
Chinazo O. Cunningham,
Joanna L. Starrels
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.303061
Subject(s) - medicine , benzodiazepine , medical prescription , lorazepam , confidence interval , drug overdose , psychological intervention , mortality rate , poison control , emergency medicine , demography , anesthesia , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor , sociology
To describe trends in benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose mortality involving benzodiazepines among US adults.