A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk
The patterns identified provide opportunities for future harm reduction strategies, tailoring advice to patterns of use, updated prescribing guidance and policies, and the need for better access to mental health care, for people who co-use benzodiazepines and opioids to reduce DRDs.
Authors
- Gabriele Vojt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-0684)
- Matthew Hickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-4435)
- Joanna Kesten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-6045)
- Jenny Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-0914)
- Graeme Henderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-0048)
- Christopher Bailey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0781-8887)
- Damiana Cavallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-8568)
- Sara Karimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-8936)
- Samantha Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4600-810X)
- Ana P. Abdala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-9205)
- Hannah Poulter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7256-0504)
- Hannah Family (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-778X)
- Louise Aitken
- Peter Da Silva
- Nick Booth
Institutions
- At Bristol (GB)
- Middlesbrough College (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- NIHR Research Delivery Network (GB)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Teesside University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01153-8
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.91
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of Bristol
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West