Changing characteristics in the 2020s of fatal ‘novel’ benzodiazepine toxicity cases in Australia
The 2020s saw a large increase in poisoning deaths related to NBZDs. As testing varied across time and jurisdiction and new NBZDs are constantly appearing the true extent of NBZD-related poisoning deaths is likely to be higher than those identified.
Authors
- Johan A Duflou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5863-635X)
- Shane G Darke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-7055)
- Julia M Lappin
- Amy Peacock
- Michael Farrell
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Mental Health Commission (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113085
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00