Background: Chronic use of benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like sedatives (z-drugs)
presents substantial risks to people of all ages. We sought to assess trends in long-term …

Background Benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like sedatives (zopiclone, zolpidem and
zaleplon) are commonly prescribed to treat anxiety and insomnia but are contraindicated for …

Background: Drugs with sedative properties are among the most widely used drugs in
community-dwelling older people. Use of sedative drugs has been associated with falls and …

Introduction: Given the high sedative prescription rate, the sedative-associated morbidity,
and mortality nationally (especially among veterans), we aimed to test the hypothesis that …

Background Benzodiazepine medications have well-documented side effects, and their
prescription rates in older adults have been declining. Trazodone and quetiapine are …

Aim To describe trends in and characteristics of sedative drug use from 2000 through 2019
in relation to the introduction of central regulations and new drugs. Methods In this …

Abstract Study Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of and identify sociodemographic risk
factors for sedative medication use in the general Canadian population, and to examine the …

BACKGROUND The elderly use more sedatives than other populations. Reports on the
sedative load of drugs and their associations with health items are scarce. OBJECTIVE To …

Non-medical use of sedatives is an ongoing problem. However, very little is known about the
characteristics of individuals who use sedatives non-medically, or the motives behind such …

Objective To determine the prevalence and correlates associated with sedative use and
misuse in the general population. Method Data were drawn from the National Comobidity …