The Effects of Concurrent Prescription of Benzodiazepines for People Undergoing Opioid Maintenance Treatment: Systematic Review [Internet].

Opioid maintenance treatment uses long acting opiates to reduce an opioid dependent person's urge to take illicit opioid substances. Opioid dependent persons are likely to experience elevated levels of anxiety and sleep disturbance. Therefore, patients undergoing opioid maintenance treatment often use medications containing benzodiazepines, both prescribed by a doctor and from the illegal market, to alleviate these problems. Concurrent use of benzodiazepines during opioid maintenance treatment raise a concern.

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