Use of anti-anxiety meds, sleep aids spikes amid pandemic

Doctors warn of dangers of long-term addiction

By WND Staff
Published May 26, 2020 at 8:18pm

Doctors are warning of long-term addiction and abuse amid a steep rise in the use of anti-anxiety medications and sleep aids in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications such as Klonopin and Ativan rose 10.2% to 9.7 million in March 2020 compared to the previous March, according to the latest data from health-research firm IQVIA, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The firm said prescriptions for antidepressants, including Prozac and Lexapro, rose 9.2% to 29.7 million in the same period.

https://www.wnd.com/2020/05/use-anti-anxiety-meds-sleep-aids-spikes-amid-pandemic/