Prescription Patterns of Sedative Hypnotic Medications in the Military Health System
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155 - Sedative-Hypnotic Agents
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Prescription Sedative Misuse and Abuse
Sedatives are widely prescribed for anxiety or insomnia and include benzodiazepines, selective benzodiazepine receptor subtype agonists (z-drugs), and barbiturates. These sedatives are controlled substances due to their potential for misuse and abuse. Misuse is often self-medication (chemical coping) of psychological symptoms in ways unauthorized by the prescriber, usually as dose escalation le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1550-9389,1550-9397
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7840