Clinical experience in the drug treatment of insomnia shows some issues that should be taken into account as regards the duration of treatment with benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics.

Benzodiazepines slow the action of your brain and nervous system and relax your muscles. They’re useful for treating anxiety, epilepsy, and insomnia. Drugs that slow the brain and nervous system ...

Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns. About 5% of people are prescribed a ...

Although there has been a slight downward trend in the prescription of benzodiazepines (depressants that relieve anxiety, ...

Background: Benzodiazepines are often prescribed long-term inappropriately. We aimed to systematically review and meta-synthesise qualitative studies exploring clinicians' experiences and ...

One distinct feature of the recent rise in drug-related deaths is the increase in polydrug use and in "designer" benzodiazepines and gabapentinoids, substances designed to mimic the effects of ...

Morphine sulfate 15mg, 30mg; scored tabs. Morphine is a full opioid agonist and is relatively selective for the mu receptor, although it can bind to other opioid receptors at higher doses.

Parts of government plans to abolish non-dom tax status are being reconsidered, amid concerns less money than expected would be raised for the NHS and other public services. About 74,000 people ...

If you’re hiring workers for your business, it’s critical to understand the difference between exempt and non-exempt employees. This understanding can help you stay on the right side of labor ...

She said she was "drugged up to the eyeballs" on opiates and benzodiazepines. A charity said so-called "benzos" are behind a "significant rise" in drugs deaths in Wales. Sara's addiction started ...

Beyond the pain: Decoding opioid use in advanced cancer ED visits. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) issued an opioid alert Friday after one fatal and two non-fatal suspected drug poisonings ...