Benzodiazepine overdose death rate 'has increased four-fold'


Benzodiazepines are a class of sedatives that includes Xanax, Valium and Klonopin. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have focused on opioids in the wake of the worsening drug epidemic in the US, results from a new study place benzodiazepines center stage in this epidemic.



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