The Z-drug epidemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2024.1284Keywords:
sleep aids, pharmaceutical, insomnia, Z-drugs, sleep medicine specialtyAbstract
In recent years in Brazil, a fact has generated great concern among doctors, the large increase in the use of medications to induce sleep and treat insomnia without a prescription. According to data from Anvisa, the sale of drugs z, as these substances are called, jumped 66.8% from 2018 to 2022.
There are several side effects caused by these medications and their use without medical advice can cause dependence and addiction.
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