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Prescriptions — and overdoses — are skyrocketing for anti-anxiety drugs that make opioids even more lethal

Experts say an explosion of benzodiazepine prescriptions in the middle of an opioid crisis is particularly concerning, because both drugs become much deadlier when mixed with each other.

Opioids increasingly are being mixed with anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines, raising fears about the next wave of overprescribed medicines
Opioids increasingly are being mixed with anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines, raising fears about the next wave of overprescribed medicinesRead moreiStock (custom credit) / Getty Images/iStockphoto