Benzodiazepine Use in the USA Is Driven by Long-term Users: a Repeated Cross-sectional Study of MEPS 2002-2016

J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec;34(12):2717-2719. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05042-2. Epub 2019 May 1.

Authors

Michael E Johansen^{1

2}, Joshua D Niforatos³

Affiliations

¹ Grant Family Medicine, Ohio Health, 290 East Town Str., Columbus, OH, 43215, USA. mikejoha3@gmail.com.
² Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University, 6775 Bobcat Way, Dublin, OH, 43016, USA. mikejoha3@gmail.com.
³ Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue NA21, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

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MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use*
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
Time Factors
United States

Substances

Benzodiazepines