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What Every Clinician Should Know About the Risks of Benzodiazepines

Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates

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Understanding the Risks of Benzodiazepine Use

This chapter explores the dangers of benzodiazepine use, particularly in conjunction with opioids, and the rise in overdose deaths among women. It presents safer alternatives for anxiety treatment and stresses the importance of informed prescribing practices to mitigate risks, especially for older adults.

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