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Chandler McClellan, PhD
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland
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Original Research
Trends in Benzodiazepine Prescribing to Adults in the United States
February 18, 2026
Between 2018 and 2022, annual benzodiazepine use by US adults decreased from 4.7% to 3.4%.
Mark Olfson
,
Chandler McClellan
,
Samuel H. Zuvekas
, et al