Steep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR)

The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday. And about half those prescriptions came from primary care physicians.  Continue reading article here…

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