4 ms·
> The US is unique in the prescription of these drugs The US is in no way unique for prescribing anxiolytics, benzos or otherwise
by peteretep 8y ago
> The US is unique in the prescription of these drugs
The US is in no way unique for prescribing anxiolytics, benzos or otherwise
- alkonaut 8y agoThe discussion is usually about opioids where the US is an outlier. For benzos I can't seem to find a good comparison, but this statistic stands out: "In 2008, approximately 5.2% of US adults aged 18 to 80 years used benzodiazepines." [1] Here "used" means filled at least one prescription during the year. This to me looks like an extremely high number, but I can't find a good number for comparable countries. I'd be very surpised if the rest of the OECD had a figure of even 1% [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269766767_Benzodiazepine_Use_in_the_United_States https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269766767_Benzodiaz...