Dangerous increases in patients mixing opioids, benzodiazepines or Z-drugs
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 21:50
in Health & Medicine
The number of Americans taking a dangerous combination of both opioids and benzodiazepines -- a group of drugs commonly prescribed for pain, insomnia and anxiety -- increased by 250 percent over a 15-year period, while there was an 850 percent increase in patients taking benzodiazepines and so-called Z-drugs, according to a new study.