Benzodiazepine use among young attendees of an Irish substance treatment center

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Kevin D.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorSahm, Laura J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-23T11:22:47Z
dc.date.available2018-05-23T11:22:47Z
dc.date.issued2014-05
dc.date.updated2018-05-23T08:57:16Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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. Method: There were 198 service users who attended a substance misuse treatment center in Cork, Ireland, between January 2005 and August 2011. 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. 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.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMurphy, K. D., Byrne, S., McCarthy, S., Lambert, S. and Sahm, L. J. (2014) 'Benzodiazepine Use Among Young Attendees of an Irish Substance Treatment Center', Journal of Addiction Medicine, 8(3), pp. 199-204. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000025en
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/ADM.0000000000000025
dc.identifier.endpage204en
dc.identifier.issn1932-0620
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal Of Addiction Medicineen
dc.identifier.startpage199en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6178
dc.identifier.volume8en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherLippincott, Williams & Wilkinsen
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2014/05000/Benzodiazepine_Use_Among_Young_Attendees_of_an.8.aspx
dc.rights© 2014 American Society of Addiction Medicine. This is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Addiction Medicine, doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000025en
dc.subjectBenzodiazepinesen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectTreatment centeren
dc.subjectYoung peopleen
dc.subjectMetaanalysisen
dc.subjectWithdrawalen
dc.subjectDementiaen
dc.subjectDiazepamen
dc.subjectRisken
dc.titleBenzodiazepine use among young attendees of an Irish substance treatment centeren
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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