Misuse of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in the UK

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 407-408

  Kapil, V ^a   Green, J L ^b   Le Lait, C ^b   Wood, D M ^c   Dargan, Paul I ^c,d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; AZABICYCLO DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZALEPLON; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETAMIDES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERAZINES; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PYRIDINES; PYRIMIDINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910020746     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.149252     Document Type: Article

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