A new study found a higher mortality rate among veterans who were co-prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by their doctors ...

Melatonin is commonly known as the sleep hormone, but it should actually be called the darkness hormone,” says neurologist ...

A new congressionally mandated report examines how opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing between 2007 and 2019 impacted ...

Veterans who were simultaneously prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faced an ...

However, all sleep medicines can cause psychological dependence. Ramelteon also does not seem to have any potential for abuse, so it is not controlled like benzodiazepines and selective GABA ...

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 used to be widely prescribed for long-term management of anxiety and insomnia. They are still prescribed for these conditions, but less commonly, and are also sometimes used as ...

Nicole Lee works as a research consultant in alcohol and other drugs. She has previously been awarded grants by state and federal governments, the National Health and Medical Research Council and ...

Benzodiazepines used to be widely prescribed for long-term management of anxiety and insomnia. They are still prescribed for these conditions, but less commonly, and are also sometimes used as part of ...

Toxicology test results indicated that Liam had consumed a range of different substances before his death, including “pink ...

Hypnotic therapy can be prescribed from the onset of insomnia and non-benzodiazepine selective agonists of the GABA-A receptor complex are the drugs of first choice. It is recommended that ...