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Online Resources for Benzodiazepine Use Disorder
This list is designed to help primary health care & clinical care providers assess and discuss with persons aged 65 or older, the potential risks and benefits of taking benzodiazepines. They also contain information on how to support primary care providers in safely discontinuing, starting or continuing benzodiazepines.
| Topic Area | Resource | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention | Use and Misuse of Benzodiazepines in the Elderly | Overview and toolkit on the appropriate use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs | Alberta Medical Association College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta |
| Benzodiazepines: Use and Taper | College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta | ||
| Assessment | Sleep Tips for Older Adults | Conversation starters and tips on sleep and aging | HelpGuide |
| Is a Benzodiazepine or Z-Drug still needed for sleep? | Clinical tips for whether BZRAs are needed for sleep | Bruyère Research Institute Deprescribing.org The Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network |
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| Management | Benzodiazepine Use | Resources on benzodiazepines | Centre for Effective Practice |
| Managing Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults | |||
| Sleepwell Recommends | This tool is designed to help consumers and care providers navigate sleep hygiene conversations with direct links to CBT resources specifically geared for sleep | Dalhousie University | |
| Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists | An evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely taper and stop benzodiazepine receptor agonists | College of Family Physicians of Canada | |
| Benzodiazepine & Z-Drug (BZRA) Deprescribing Algorithm | BZRA deprescribing algorithm for clinicians | Bruyère Research Institute Deprescribing.org The Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network |
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| Benzodiazepine Tapering | BZRA tapering approach | McMaster University |
[updated May 11, 2020]