@article{ref1,
title="Benzodiazepine use among young attendees of an Irish substance treatment center",
journal="Journal of addiction medicine",
year="2014",
author="Murphy, Kevin Daniel and Byrne, Stephen and McCarthy, Suzanne and Lambert, Sharon and Sahm, Laura Jane",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="199-204",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic characteristics of those service users attending Matt Talbot Services, and their current and past substance use, and to explore the use of benzodiazepines among this group. <br><br>METHOD: There were 198 service users who attended a substance misuse treatment center in Cork, Ireland, between January 2005 and August 2011. <br><br>RESULTS: Benzodiazepines had ever been used by 51.0%, and of these, 55.8% were regular benzodiazepine users. The mean age of first use was 14.9 ± 1.4 years. Regular users of benzodiazepines were regular users of significantly more substances (3, interquartile range [IQR] = 2-3) when compared with nonregular benzodiazepine users (1, IQR = 1-2). Regular benzodiazepine users showed more behavioral signs (12, IQR = 10-14) than nonregular users (9, IQR = 7-12). Physical signs were significantly different between regular (8, IQR = 6-11) and nonregular (5, IQR = 3-10) users. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The effects of benzodiazepine misuse affect the individual, their family, and society as a whole through hospitalization, substance treatment, and crime. Identifying regular benzodiazepine users can help reduce the burden of benzodiazepines.<p/> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-0620",
doi="10.1097/ADM.0000000000000025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000025"
}