Benzodiazepine Dependence A Review of the Evidence
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs
- Vol. 25 (4) , 385-398
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198325040-00003
Abstract
Classical pharmacological dependence accompanied by euphoria, clinical evidence of tolerance and escalation of dosage are very rare with the benzodiazepines. However, there is now abundant evidence...Keywords
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