title: Types of benzodiazepines abused by chemically dependent inpatients.
abstract: Records of inpatients (N = 1,483) over a three-year period at an addiction treatment center were evaluated for the presence of benzodiazepine (BZ) dependence (N = 136). The preferred BZ for 43% of the subjects was diazepam, and alprazolam for 14% of subjects. Chlordiazepoxide, lorazepam, and clorazepate were each the preferred BZ for 4% of patients. Cocaine and opioid abusers were six times more likely to abuse diazepam than any other BZ. Alprazolam patients required a significantly longer period of detoxification than diazepam patients. Four percent of BZ-dependent patients (N = 6) abused BZs only and had no other substance abuse history.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malcolm
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003042:Cocaine; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003042:Cocaine