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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/32515| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Social Sciences Letters (Published in a Journal) |
| Peer Review Status: | Unrefereed |
| Title: | Benzodiazepines: the time for systematic change is now |
| Author(s): | Robertson, Roy McAuley, Andrew Matheson, Catriona |
| Contact Email: | catriona.matheson@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | benzodiazepines clinical drug deaths |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2021 |
| Date Deposited: | 8-Apr-2021 |
| Citation: | Robertson R, McAuley A & Matheson C (2021) Benzodiazepines: the time for systematic change is now. Addiction, 116 (8), pp. 2246-2247. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15488 |
| Abstract: | First paragraph: Schmitz has written an important and timely editorial which concerns itself with the risks of this widely used group of drugs and the, largely unsuccessful, strategies to reduce consumption. Prescribers and authors of guidelines from UK Royal Colleges and Government acknowledge the challenge of responding helpfully for a solution to anxiety, stress, sleeplessness and dependency and the risks of causing harm. One of the many paradoxes for prescribers is the subjective evidence of the benefits of these drugs set against the warnings, and sometimes threats, of supplying an inappropriate treatment. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1111/add.15488 |
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