Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

No Benzo: Inculcating healthy sleep hygiene

Raja Sadhu

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The epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose is frontpage news currently. It has led to concerted efforts to reduce overprescribing of opioids, a major cause of the current opioid crisis facing the nation. However, there is one other major drug class overprescribing, which has not garnered similar attention-the inappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines, like alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, and lorazepam. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved benzodiazepines for a diverse set of clinical indications, including for sleeplessness and insomnia, but also for anxiety, seizures, and acute alcohol withdrawal, and also prescribed off-label for restless legs syndrome and depression.

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Raja Sadhu, No Benzo: Inculcating healthy sleep hygiene, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-3, MARCH-2018

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