Prescription drug monitoring programs and drug overdose deaths involving benzodiazepines and prescription opioids.
Di LiangYuyan ShiPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2020)
This study suggested no evidence that PDMP policies specific to benzodiazepines were associated with reduction in benzodiazepine overdose death rates. Future research is warranted to examine detailed features of PDMPs and continuously monitor the impacts of PDMP policies on benzodiazepine-related consequences.