DENVER (CBS4)- Prescription drugs called "Benzos" are a class of one of the most widely prescribed medications in the U.S., but there is new concern in Colorado that they are being overused.

A next-generation drink spike test developed by Ardent Bio demonstrates 99% accuracy and specificity in detecting common date-rape drugs. GHB, a drug that has been a challenge to adequately detect ...

When my primary care doctor prescribed Klonopin to treat my severe anxiety in the months before and after major surgery in December 2021, I had no idea that getting off the drug later - as well as the ...

Poisoning deaths from "novel" benzodiazepines (NBZDs)—designed to mimic brand-name drugs like Valium and Xanax but with greater potency—have spiked in the last six years. Out of nearly 260 fatal ...

A proof-of-concept clinical trial of a non-benzodiazepine drug, a version of a naturally occurring neuroactive steroid, has shown that it’s as effective as alprazolam, better known as Xanax, at ...

Hospice agencies in the United States vary widely in their use of benzodiazepines and antipsychotics, according to a new study. The findings reveal the need for standardized prescribing practices ...

With an alarming rise in the number of prescriptions filled for non-benzo sleeping/z-drugs and anti-epilepsy gabapentinoids over the last two decades, researchers aimed to fill in the gap in knowledge ...

Note: This post departs from my usual writing to offer a personal essay in accordance with Psychology Today’s Personal Perspectives. While a nervous breakdown isn’t officially a medical term, it does ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Concomitant treatment with non-benzodiazepines, or Z-drugs, was linked to a significant relative increase in ...