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Risk Factors
June 16, 2023
Risk of Attempted or Completed Suicide in Borderline Personality Disorder: Reduced with ADHD meds; Increased with Benzodiazepines
Johannes Lieslehto et al 2023 reported in JAMA New. Open on the comparative effectiveness in 22,601 individuals with BPD that “ADHD medication was the only pharmacological treatment associated with reduced risk of suicidal...
Biology
October 13, 2020
No Association of Benzodiazepines, Z Drugs and Other Anxiolytics with Dementia
Photo by Paola Aguilar on Unsplash -- Benzodiazepines, so-called Z-drugs (such as zolpidem, zopiclone, and zaleplon), and other anxiolytics are commonly prescribed drugs that have some cognitive side effects. For this reas...
Risk Factors
January 20, 2015
Opiate and Alcohol Abuse
Deaths from opiate abuse are occurring in the US at about the same rate as automobile fatalities. At a recent talk, researcher Richard Ries discussed treatment of opiate addictions and the current epidemic of unintended op...