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Benzodiazepines are a widely prescribed group of medicines used to treat anxiety and insomnia and to manage alcohol withdrawal. A growing number of benzodiazepines which are not approved medicines within the European Union, such as flubromazolam or flubromazepam, have been sold at street level and...

This report reviews how opioid substitution treatment (OST) is implemented in European countries and examines the public health consequences of the diversion and misuse of prescription OST medications. It looks at how OST medications are diverted to the illicit market, the motivations behind...

The use of substitution drugs for the treatment of opioid dependence represents a key evidence-based response to heroin problems in Europe. However, the diversion of these medicines from their intended use in drug treatment to non-medical use and sale on illicit drug markets is a cause for concern...