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Quality of life in a cohort of high-dose benzodiazepine dependent patients

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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
卷 142, 期 -, 页码 105-109

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.020

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Dependence; Tolerance; Megadose; QoL; SF36; GHQ12; Benzodiazepines; BZD

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  1. Italian Ministry for University, Scientific and Technological Research (MURST)
  2. European Research Advisory Board (ERAB)

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Background: Benzodiazepines (BZD) are among the most widely prescribed drugs in developed countries. Since BZD can produce tolerance and dependence even in a short time, their use is recommended for a very limited time. However, these recommendations have been largely disregarded. The chronic use of BZD causes a number of serious side effects, i.e., cognitive impairment, falls, traffic accidents, dependence and tolerance. The aim of the present study was to evaluate quality of life (QoL) in a cohort of 62 consecutive high-dose BZD-dependent patients seeking a BZD detoxification. Methods: Patients seeking BZD detoxification were evaluated using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the short form-36 questionnaire (SF-36). Results: Patients showed a significant reduction of QoL as measured by either SF-36 or GHQ-12. In particular, the greater impairment was observed in the items exploring physical and emotional status. Physical functioning was the item more influenced by the length of BZD abuse. Female patients showed a greater reduction of QoL compared to male, at least in some of the explored items. Social functioning scores were greatly reduced. Conclusions: The present study shows for the first time that high-doses BZD dependent patients have a reduced QoL and a reduced social functioning, along with high levels of psychological distress. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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