Benzodiazepines, sometimes called benzos, are a type of medication known as tranquilizers. Familiar names include Valium and Xanax. These drugs slow down your central nervous system, cause sedation ...

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

ORLANDO, Florida ― Two medications used to help treat benzodiazepine dependence appear to have comparable efficacy but differing advantages and disadvantages, a new pilot study shows. Results of a ...

(Reuters Health) - Even as opiate abuse has become a growing problem in the U.S., overdose deaths involving sedatives and antiseizure medications in the benzodiazepine category have also risen steeply ...

Benzodiazepine, or benzo, withdrawal happens when a person suddenly stops taking benzodiazepine drugs, which doctors do not recommend. The withdrawal symptoms, which vary in severity, typically begin ...

Among outpatients who were screened for alcohol use, those with unhealthy alcohol use, women, and those who were older, white, and of lower socioeconomic status were more likely to use benzodiazepines ...

Key elements of substance-use disorders are dose increases, tolerance of and craving for the drug’s effects, and loss of control. These diagnostic criteria and definitions are used for all classes of ...

Alprazolam was found to be the most commonly misused benzodiazepine. The use and misuse of benzodiazepines by US adults appears to be increasing, according to a recent study published in Psychiatry ...

Patients over 65 years of age who take the popular insomnia and anxiety drug, benzodiazepine, have a 50% higher risk of developing dementia during the following 15 years compared to people of the same ...

More than 30 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed each year in the United States, yet as Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues note in ...

The use of benzodiazepines, such as Xanax and Valium, is on the rise, and the number of overdose deaths related to them soared in recent years, new research says. Benzodiazepines are a class of ...