Xanax may increase sensitivity to opioids in adolescents
Young people who use Xanax may subsequently be more receptive to opioids. THE ESSENTIAL Very commonly used around the world, ...
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Miscarriage: taking benzodiazepines during pregnancy increases the risk
Pregnant women consuming these benzodiazepines may be more likely to experience spontaneous termination of their pregnancy. THE ESSENTIAL Benzodiazepines are ...
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Pancreatic cancer: Benzodiazepines linked to poor survival rates
Benzodiazepine drugs may be linked to poorer outcomes for adults with pancreatic cancer. THE ESSENTIAL 40.6% of adults with pancreatic ...
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Anti-anxiety treatments: what impact on pregnancy?
Benzodiazepines can affect an infant's size at birth. THE ESSENTIAL Benzodiazepines are used to treat stress, anxiety or insomnia. In ...
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Brain damage, insomnia, suicide: the damage of benzodiazepines
These anxiolytics can cause long-term neurological complications, even after stopping treatment. THE ESSENTIAL Taking and stopping benzodiazepines causes damage to ...
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Benzodiazepines: 60% of consumers are women
In a study published today in the journal British Medical JournalInserm researchers confirm the link already suspectedbetween the consumption of ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: Benzodiazepines increase the risk of fracture
© ThinkstockDo you know the benzodiazepines ? These drugs from the family of anxiolytics (which have been on the market ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: benzodiazepines would promote its appearance
© iStockTo treat stress and anxiety, there is meditation, walking, sports, yoga... and medication. Highly consumed in France, anxiolytics of ...
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Anxiety: consumption of benzodiazepines on the rise
© iStockPhotoThe French still consume too many psychotropics. A new report from the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines ...
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Anxiolytics and sleeping pills: do they have an impact on work accidents?
Benzodiazepines, also called "sedatives" or "tranquilisers", are a family of drugs widely consumed in France, such as anxiolytics and sleeping ...
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Mental health: more and more overdoses with psychotropic drugs among young people
A growing number of teenagers and young adults are overdosing on mind-altering drugs intended to treat mental disorders. In the ...
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How to avoid benzodiazepine misuse?
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the equivalent of our National Drug Safety Agency, wishes to ...
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Covid-19: serious consequences for patients treated in intensive care units
A worldwide study carried out on more than 2,000 Covid-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit at the start ...
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What are the alternatives to sleeping pills?
Sleeping pills are not always recommended in the long term, other solutions can be considered.Even if the total sleep time ...
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Benzodiazepines are making more and more teenagers addicted
In the United States, the massive intake by adolescents of these drugs to treat anxiety is becoming worrying. Anything taken ...
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Valium, Lexomil, Xanax: ‘Clingy Gene’ Lets Benzodiazepines Calm Nerves
While benzodiazepine drugs were previously thought to work on their own to calm anxiety or stave off insomnia, researchers have ...
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Depression: benzodiazepine drugs are still overused and misused
In the United States, Americans are increasingly using benzodiazepines, a class of drugs used to treat conditions like anxiety and ...
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Sleep disorders: drugs to avoid according to “60 million consumers”
The magazine 60 million consumers publishes recommendations on drugs for sleep disorders. Be careful, some references are simply to be ...
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Anxiety: the linalool contained in lavender is a natural anxiolytic
Linalool, this natural alcohol found in many plants, including lavender, has the same calming properties as Valium®, but without its ...
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Xanax, Valium: poorly and over-prescribed, the level of benzodiazepine addiction is alarming
New research shows that one in four seniors is addicted to over-prescribed benzodiazepines over the long term. Valium, Xanax… The ...
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Sleeping pills: benzodiazepines less well reimbursed
As the High Authority for Health (HAS) has just recalled, the French are among the greatest sleeping pill users in ...
Read moreBenzodiazepines: 60% of consumers are women
In a study published today in the journal British Medical Journal, Inserm researchers confirm the link already suspectedbetween the consumption ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s disease: Benzodiazepines increase the risk of fractures
© ThinkstockDo you know the benzodiazepines ? These drugs from the anxiolytic family (which have been marketed since the 1960s) ...
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Alzheimer’s: Benzodiazepines increase the risk of pneumonia
Benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer's. Prescriptions are numerous in this group.To be ...
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Benzodiazepines: the French consume less
Although the level of benzodiazepine consumption in 2015 was the lowest since 2000, the number of French people using it ...
Read moreAlzheimer’s disease: benzodiazepines promote its onset
© iStockTo treat stress and anxiety, there is meditation, walking, sport, yoga ... and medication. Very consumed in France, anxiolytics ...
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Stilnox: classified separately among benzodiazepines
INTERVIEW - The classification of zolpidem on the list of narcotic products raises the question of the inclusion of all ...
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Stress: the benefits of hydrotherapy confirmed
A study of 300 curists shows an improvement at the end of the treatment in the reduction of stress, the ...
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Benzodiazepines: doctors mobilize against overconsumption
Benzodiazepines cause 10,000 fractures per year. Chronic prescriptions, frequent among seniors, increase the risk of deleterious effects.Hypnotics, anxiolytics, muscle relaxants, ...
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Anxiety: Benzodiazepines are a temporary solution
© fotoliaAbout 7 million people would have consumed anxiolytic benzodiazepines in 2014, of which 16% in chronic treatment, that is ...
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