Over 30 million Americans a year use benzodiazepines, or “benzos,” including Xanax, Valium, Ativan and Klonopin. Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, insomnia, muscle spasms, ...
“Benzodiazepines have well-established acute adverse effects on cognition,” write Netherlands-based Erasmus University professors of Epidemiology, Radiology, and Neurology in the latest issue of BMC ...
New research supports current guidelines cautioning against long-term use of benzodiazepines. The study of more than 5000 older adults found that benzodiazepine use was associated with an accelerated ...
ERIE, Colo., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 1979, Senator Ted Kennedy led a Senate subcommittee hearing into the dangers of benzodiazepines stating, "these drugs have produced a nightmare of ...
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Chronic benzodiazepine consumption impacts sleep quality in older adults, new research shows
Long-term use of benzodiazepine and related drugs has been linked to poorer quality sleep in older adults with insomnia. While they are cheap, commonly prescribed and widely available in Quebec, these ...
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