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August 21, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Association Between Different Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use and Risks of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Co-use of opioids and benzodiazepines significantly raises hospitalization and emergency department visit risks.
ContiB users had the highest odds of hospitalization at 1.74 times compared to opioid-only users.
Retrospective cohort analysis of 418,549 patients from a Taiwan database evaluated co-use risks.
Findings highlight the critical need for cautious prescribing to minimize acute healthcare utilization.

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Retrospective cohort study shows higher hospitalization risks with opioid and benzodiazepine co-use among patients, indicating urgent prescribing caution.

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Su et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af56f4ad7bf08b1eadcfde https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13162073

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Retrospective cohort study shows higher hospitalization risks with opioid and benzodiazepine co-use among patients, indicating urgent prescribing caution.

Association Between Different Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use and Risks of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Association Between Different Patterns of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use and Risks of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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