Risk factors and outcomes of opioid users with and without concurrent benzodiazepine use in the North Carolina Medicaid population - Hung A, Bush C, Greiner M, Campbell H, Hammill B, Maciejewski ML, McKethan A.

BACKGROUND: Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines is associated with increased risk of opioid overdose and death. Clinical guidelines recommend against this practice and quality measures incentivize plans to minimize concurrent use. OBJECTI...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news