Abstract
Modern Applications in Pharmacy & Pharmacology Abuses and Misuses of Benzodiazepines and Antidepressents; A Review Shumaila Arshad*, Juwairiya Butt, Javed Iqbal, Syed Saeed ul Hassan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, Pakistan *Corresponding author: Shumaila Arshad, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lahore, 1-Km Defence Road, Bhobatian Chowk, Raiwind Road Lahore, Pakistan Submission: February 02, 2018; Published: March 20, 2018 DOI: 10.31031/MAPP.2018.01.000521 ISSN 2637-7756Volume1 Issue5
Highlights
When a person takes a legal prescription medication for a purpose other than the reason it was prescribed, or when that person takes a drug not prescribed to him or her, that is misuse of a drug
People of all ages and both genders use and misuse benzodiazepines for many different reasons and there is much common use and treatment for long term use but there are some specific problems in specific groups including: patients with a mental health problem the “therapeutic dose” users and people who tend to use high-doses may use illicit benzodiazepines and other illicit drugs and/or alcohol are seeking pleasure
Benzodiazepine use leads to higher rates of risk behavior and social dysfunction, and problems may lead to fatal overdose
Summary
When a person takes a legal prescription medication for a purpose other than the reason it was prescribed, or when that person takes a drug not prescribed to him or her, that is misuse of a drug. People of all ages and both genders use and misuse benzodiazepines for many different reasons and there is much common use and treatment for long term use but there are some specific problems in specific groups including: patients with a mental health problem the “therapeutic dose” users and people who tend to use high-doses may use illicit benzodiazepines and other illicit drugs and/or alcohol are seeking pleasure. When taken orally they can be exhaled and/or injected. Alprazolam is the most commonly reported benzodiazepine among injecting drug users who report
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