Trends in the nonmedical misuse of benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics among school-aged adolescents (2016-2021): gender differences and related factors.

Carrasco-Garrido Pilar Valentín Hernández-Barrera Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo Lidiane Lima Florencio Carmen Gallardo Pino Spencer Yeamans Domingo Palacios-Ceña

Published in: Child and adolescent mental health (2024)

This study shows that the trend of the nonmedical use of BDZ and Z-hypnotics among school-aged adolescents in Spain increased between 2016 and 2021. Among adolescents aged 14 to 18, the probability of nonmedical use of these psychoactive substances was twice as high for female adolescents as for male adolescents.

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