Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and drug overdose mortality among individuals receiving opioid analgesics
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Background Drug overdose mortality, particularly involving opioid analgesics, has risen steadily over the past two decades and is now the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed concurrently to individuals receiving opioid analgesics. Little is known about the association between benzodiazepine-prescribing patterns and overdose mortality in those receiving opioid analgesics. We aimed to study the association between benzodiazepine prescription history, dose, type and dosing schedule, and the risk of drug overdose mortality among individuals receiving opioid analgesics.
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