TY - JOUR T1 - Prescribed drug dependence services for long-term BZD use: treating the problem while ignoring its causes JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 503 LP - 503 DO - 10.3399/bjgp17X693245 VL - 67 IS - 664 AU - A Niroshan Siriwardena Y1 - 2017/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/67/664/503.2.abstract N2 - Davies and colleagues highlight the issue of inappropriate long-term benzodiazepine and Z-drug (BZD) prescribing1 but their conclusions and recommendations are flawed.First, they suggest that prescribing should be reduced by ensuring adherence to existing guidelines for prescribing and withdrawal, or … ER -