40. BZD Prescriptions and Overdose Risk

Addiction Medicine Journal Club

In this episode we discuss drug overdose after benzodiazepine prescriptions for anxiety and depression.

Bushnell GA, et al. Drug overdose risk with benzodiazepine treatment in young adults: Comparative analysis in privately and publicly insured individuals. Addiction. 2023.

We also talk about the war on recovery treatments and patients leaving the hospital against medical advice.

STAT News: The War on Recovery

Scientific American: Against Medical Advice: Another Deadly Consequence of Our Opioid Epidemic

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• Original theme music: composed and performed by Benjamin Kennedy
• Audio production: Erin McCue
• Executive Producer: Dr. Patrick Beeman
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