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Benzodiazepines in sport, an underestimated problem: Recommendations for sports medicine physicians’ practice

Title:
Benzodiazepines in sport, an underestimated problem: Recommendations for sports medicine physicians’ practice
Authors:
Zandonai, Thomas  
Peiró, Ana  
FUSINA, FRANCESCA  
Lugoboni, Fabio  
Zamboni, Lorenzo  
Editor:
Frontiers Research Foundation
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Farmacología, Pediatría y Química Orgánica
Issue Date:
2022-12-21
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/32347
Abstract:
In the last years, only few studies in literature have focused on the use and abuse of benzodiazepines (BZDs) in sport. Benzodiazepine-related problems include misuse, addiction, driving impairments, and morbidity and mortality related to overdose and withdrawal. Two clinical cases regarding elite endurance athletes evidenced that they had started to use BZDs to counteract insomnia, to recover faster from training sessions and to manage muscle pain. One of the important points that emerged from their stories was that their sports doctors did not recognize the drugs’ addictive properties, and did not intervene to gradually reduce the dosage. Experts have previously provided recommendations for BZD therapy management in clinical practice. In this article, we would like to address sports medicine physicians specifically and provide guidelines to help them manage situations involving BZD prescription, the recognition of addiction, and intervention strategies.
Keywords/Subjects:
addiction
sleep
insomnia
anxiety
drugs
guidelines
Knowledge area:
CDU: Ciencias aplicadas: Medicina: Farmacología. Terapéutica. Toxicología. Radiología
Type of document:
application/pdf
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1066330
Appears in Collections:
Artículos Farmacología, Pediatría y Química Orgánica



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