Our other prescription drug problem.

Anna Lembke; Jennifer Papac; Keith Humphreys

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Our other prescription drug problem.

March 14, 2018

Lembke A, Papac J, Humphreys K. N Engl J Med. 2018;378(8):693-695.

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Unintended consequences can emerge when targeted strategies divert attention from concurrent safety concerns. This editorial recommends that lessons learned during efforts to improve opioid prescribing should be employed to reduce the potential for overprescription and misuse of benzodiazepines.

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