Some medications are more likely to cause falls, especially among older adults. Here are 10 types of drugs to be aware of, ...

"Take Your Pills: Xanax," a compelling 80-minute documentary directed by Blair Foster that Netflix recently released to subscribers, traces the development, marketing, and widespread prescribing of ...

Opioids are powerful painkillers. Benzodiazepines (benzos) are strong sedatives that are prescribed for anxiety or sleep problems. Each of these medicines has side effects. Both drugs can be addictive ...

A major new clinical trial will target heroin addicts who also use the deadly "benzo" pills, which have supercharged Scotland's shameful drug death rate. The Scottish street trade in benzodiazepine ...

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 ...

Stopping long-term benzodiazepine treatment was tied to a higher risk of death, according to a comparative effectiveness study using claims data. An intention-to-treat analysis showed that among ...

More than 30 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed each year in the United States, yet as Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues note in ...

Millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money are to be spent on giving valium to drug addicts – in a bid to cut the addiction death toll. A major clinical trial will target heroin addicts who also use ...