Anti-anxiety drug overdose risk. (benzodiazepine)

HealthFacts | April 1, 1995| | Copyright

Overdoses of certain benzodiazepine anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., Valium) are associated with significant risks, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (28 January 1995). The finding is important because it contradicts the rationale behind medicine's enthusiasm for benzodiazepines; namely that they are safe in overdose, especially compared to the older barbiturates. Doctors' benzodiazepine prescribing practices have been criticized by some experts who point to problems with drug dependency and withdrawal.

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