Benzodiazepine use and misuse among patients in a methadone program

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chen, Kevin W ^a   Berger, Christine C ^a   Forde, Darlene P ^a   D'Adamo, Christopher ^a   Weintraub, Eric ^a   Gandhi, Devang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines useprescription drug misusemethadone programanxiety; survey study

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; OPIATE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ADDICTION; ANXIETY; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANXIETY; BALTIMORE; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79955999826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-90     Document Type: Article

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