Characterising benzodiazepine use and the association with non-fatal overdose among people who inject opioids in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14909302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megan Minett-Smith (University of Bristol, corresponding author), Holly D Mitchell, Holly Mitchell (0000-0002-6103-9975), Eleanor Clarke (0000-0002-2150-2283), Peter Vickerman (0000-0002-8291-5890), Matthew Hickman (0000-0001-9864-459X), Jack Stone (0000-0002-4584-0068), John Geoffrey Walker (0000-0002-9732-5738), Josephine Walker, J Dawe (0000-0002-3227-9849), Adelina Artenie (0000-0002-3085-2410) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Pages | 104927 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104927 |
| PMID | 40738008 |
| OpenAlex | W4412712457 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Benzodiazepine use is common among PWIO in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and is associated with higher prevalence of non-fatal overdose. These findings underscore the need to strengthen overdose prevention and harm reduction efforts addressing benzodiazepine use across the UK
Benzodiazepine · Ethnology · Geography · New england · Northern ireland · Political science · Psychiatry · History · Law · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Internal Medicine
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Patterns, contexts, and motivations for polysubstance use among people who inject drugs in non-urban settings in the U.S. Northeast
Perceived availability and carriage of take-home naloxone and factors associated with carriage among people who inject drugs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The extent of and factors associated with self-reported overdose and self-reported receipt of naloxone among people who inject drugs (PWID) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK
Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs
From the clinic to the street
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |