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Benzodiazepine Dependence (H) (Hardcover)
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Benzodiazepine Dependence (H) (Hardcover)
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Among the most successful drugs ever introduced, benzodiazepines
still dominate the tranquilizer market. However, they are perceived
today to have major problems: they produce dose-related subjective
sedation; psychomotor, cognitive, and memory impairment;
paradoxical release of anxiety, anger, or hostility; rebound and
withdrawal symptoms attending discontinuation even after
therapeutic dosage; and increasingly common abuse, either alone or
in a polydrug context. The last two adverse effects have occasioned
the greatest concern over the last decade.
This concern is not confined to the specialist pharmacologist or
psychiatrist or even to the medical profession at large. The
general public's acute awareness of the problem is not surprising
in view of the fact that one in five women and one in 10 men have
used these tranquilizers at some time. The media have been
extensively involved and, more recently, the legal profession have
mounted what may prove to be the largest personal injury case in
legal history, with thousands of claims launched by users of
tranquilizers. This is the first detailed account available of all
the controversial issues relating to the benzodiazepine
tranquilizers. A respected group of international experts has been
assembled by Dr. Cosmo Hallstrom to provide chapters on all the
related aspects. The book is written at a level making the subject
accessible to a wide audience, ranging from undergraduates to
specialists in the area.
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