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To the Editor: In reviewing the use of benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders (May 13 issue),¹ Shader and Greenblatt are surprisingly sanguine about the safety of these drugs. I take issue with several of their points.

First, the authors state, "Abusers of benzodiazepines are very uncommon." As a psychiatrist who has worked in a variety of outpatient settings, I disagree. Every week I see patients taking benzodiazepines who are also taking addictive analgesic drugs or abusing alcohol, usually without the knowledge of their family physician or psychiatrist. It is specious not to define this as abuse. My experience is supported by . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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