Overdose deaths from common sedatives have surged, new study finds

Headlines about America’s worsening drug epidemic have focused on deaths from opioids—heroin and prescription painkillers such as OxyContin. But overdose deaths have also soared among the millions of Americans using benzodiazepine drugs, a class of sedatives that includes Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin, according to a study.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160218204709.htm

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 19, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news