The pamphlet "Prescription Benzodiazepines" explains the uses, effects, and risks of benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed for insomnia, anxiety, and panic attacks. It describes how these drugs enhance GABA activity to suppress brain activity, leading to short-term effects like drowsiness and anxiety... relief, but also potential long-term risks such as dependence, addiction, and withdrawal symptoms. The pamphlet highlights abuse methods, including combining benzodiazepines with other substances, which increases the risk of overdose, and emphasizes the importance of medical supervision for withdrawal management.
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SCOPING QUESTION: Which psychosocial interventions are effective in the management of cannabis dependence?
MEDBOX Issue Brief no.18.
The MEDBOX team has compiled a new issue brief on the impact of COVID-19 on PLHIV HIV prevention programmes and treatment for this year's World AIDS Day on 1 December 2021.
Combined questionnaire Core
In the kingdom of Bahrain, the national antibiotic committee will set the framework for the national response to AMR, especially bacterial resistance to antibiotics. It will be aligned with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, and with standards and... guidelines from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
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Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.03.006
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Public Health Action
vol 5 no 3 published 21 september 2015
Euro Surveillance 2014;19(47):pii=20970, p.31-37
Research Article
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:262; doi:10.1186/1471-2334-12-262