Prescribed sedative and other psychotropic medication use among clients attending alcohol and other drug treatment.

James A FouldsVictoria ManningJoshua Benjamin Bernard GarfieldSteve J AllsopTina LamShalini ArunogiriDan I Lubman

Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2018)

The high level of prescribed sedative drug use reported by people receiving AOD treatment is a serious public health concern given the increasing incidence of drug overdose deaths in Australia.

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public health
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