Due to the effects of active duty and combat-related injuries, among other potential predisposing factors, the VA population has higher rates of chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic ...

A study found that opioid use, with or without benzodiazepines, significantly increases long-term mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over the age of 60 years.

Biospecimen Repositories in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights From an American University of Beirut and Memorial Sloan Kettering Collaboration A total of 9,259 patients were included in the ...

Nobody knows why Nick Radulovich shot Ray Rizzi four times in the head. Looking back, long-term use of prescribed opioids and ...

Prescriptions for the nerve-pain drug have doubled in 15 years as doctors moved away from opioids and benzodiazepines.• ...

Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections as well as coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines were tied to shorter primary care visits. Shorter primary care ...

We all know that opioid pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and anxiety-suppressing benzodiazepines like alprazolam (Xanax) and lorazepam (Ativan), can be addictive. Over time, higher ...

Nearly one third of patients with confirmed opioid overdose in the emergency department (ED) also had benzodiazepine coexposures; novel benzodiazepines were linked to a greater risk for intubation, ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the association between concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) and emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions in patients with cancer. METHODS Data were ...