A Mixed-Methods Study of Motives for Benzodiazepine Misuse Among Adults Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment
This study revealed a broad range of benzodiazepine misuse motives in adults with SUDs, spanning misuse for drug-indicated reasons (e.g., anxiety, sleep), compensatory or synergistic effects with other drugs, physiological dependence, and recreational and social reasons. Treatments for benzodiazepine misuse may need to target multiple, varied motivators for misuse.
Authors
- Dawn E. Sugarman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-4755)
- R. Kathryn McHugh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3011-8697)
- Rachel B. Geyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0725-4666)
- Emma W. Trapani
- Victoria R. Votaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4238-3383)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Miami University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2496936
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71