The
DASIS Report: Characteristics of Primary Benzodiazepine Admissions:
2000
Highlights:
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Benzodiazepines
are a class of central nervous system depressant drugs commonly
prescribed for short-term treatment of anxiety or insomnia.
Proprietary names for drugs in this group include Valium, Xanax,
Librium, and Halcion.
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Of
the 23,000 admissions in SAMHSA's Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS)
that involved benzodiazepines, only 19 percent were for primary
benzodiazepine use; 81 percent were reported as secondary to the
use of alcohol or another drug.
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This Short
Report, The DASIS Report:
Characteristics of Primary Benzodiazepine Admissions: 2000,
is
based on the Drug and Alcohol Services Information
System (DASIS), the primary source of national data on substance abuse
treatment. DASIS is conducted by the
Office
of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA).
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