英国王立精神医師会(The Royal College of Psychiatrists)による1987年の報告書では、ベンゾジアゼピンの長期使用について、いかなる利益よりも、長期間の使用による危険のほうがはるかに上回っている可能性が高いことが報告された[26]。しかしながら、ベンゾジアゼピンは依然として広く処方されている。ベンゾジアゼピンを広範囲に処方し続ける社会経済コストは高くついている[27]。
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