A contentious substance abuse policy stands in the way of a long-awaited contract for Yale’s police officers and detectives.

Objectives: To evaluate high-dose barbiturates as a second-tier therapy for pediatric refractory intracranial hypertension complicating severe traumatic brain injury. Design: This is a ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans who were prescribed an opioid and a benzodiazepine at the same time by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an increased risk of death, says a new report from the ...

We also included barbiturates, which are sedatives ... that increased marijuana access is associated with reductions in benzodiazepine prescription fills. “Fills” refer to the number of ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate physician benzodiazepine (BZD) self-use pre-COVID-19 pandemic and to examine ... all narcotics and other controlled drugs dispensed in Ontario ...

Ativan (lorazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam) are benzodiazepines, prescription medications approved to treat symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, seizures, social phobia, and panic ...

In the last years, only few studies in literature have focused on the use and abuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs) in sport. Benzodiazepine-related problems include misuse, addiction, driving impairments, ...

This article discusses some of the issues related to protocols for emergency anticonvulsant treatment of acute seizures and status epilepticus with particular emphasis on the use of benzodiazepines in ...

However, potential class-dependent associations may exist. HealthDay News — Use of benzodiazepines is not associated with increased dementia risk in older adults, according to a study published ...

A comprehensive literature review was conducted for all medications on the formulary of Bedlam Clinic, a free evening clinic for the medically indigent or working poor, offered by the University ...