Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Report: Benzodiazepines in Drug Abuse-Related Emergency Department Visits: 1995-2002

摘要

Currently, the abuse of benzodiazepines attracts less attention than the abuse of other prescription drugs, such as opiate pain medications. However, benzodiazepines were involved in over 100,000 drug abuse-related ED visits in 2002 and were the most frequently mentioned type of psychotherapeutic drug. From 1995 to 2002, drug abuse-related ED visits involving benzodiazepines increased 41 percent, from 71,609 to 100,784. In contrast, total drug abuse-related ED visits increased 31 percent.