Association of prescription drug monitoring programs with benzodiazepine prescription dispensation and overdose in adolescents and young adults.
Michael S ToceKenneth A MichelsonJoel D HudginsKaren L OlsonMichael C MonuteauxFlorence T BourgeoisPublished in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)
Prescription drug monitoring programs were associated with decreases in benzodiazepine prescription dispensing, but not benzodiazepine-related overdoses in this cohort of adolescents and young adults. These findings serve to inform development of further policies to address rising rates of benzodiazepine misuse and overdose in this patient population.
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