What Every Clinician Should Know About the Risks of Benzodiazepines
Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates · Psychopharmacology Institute
May 1, 20259m 48s
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Show Notes
In this episode, we explore the dangerous risks of benzodiazepine use, focusing on the potentially lethal combination with opioids, cognitive impairment, increased accident risk, and fall hazards. Did you know that benzodiazepines combined with opioids increase overdose risk fivefold in the first 90 days?
Faculty: Alexis Ritvo, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D.