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. 2001 Mar 24;322(7288):704–708. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7288.704

Table 3.

Presence of individual benzodiazepines in blood samples

Exposed as % of total population
Odds ratios
Controls (n=817) Cases (n=245)
Alprazolam 12 (1.5)  3 (1.2) 0.8 (0.2 to 2.7)
Bromazepam 64 (7.8) 21 (8.6) 1.02 (0.6 to 1.7)
Chlordiazepoxide  1 (0.1) 0
Clobazam  3 (0.4)  3 (1.2)  3.1 (0.6 to 15.6)
Clorazepate 68 (8.3) 13 (5.3) 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1)
Clotiazepam  1 (0.1) 0
Diazepam  1 (0.1) 0
Flunitrazepam 12 (1.4)  5 (2.0) 1.4 (0.5 to 4.4)
Loflazepate 0  1 (0.4)
Loprazolam  3 (0.4)  4 (1.6)  2.7 (0.5 to 13.6)
Lorazepam 44 (5.4)  25 (10.2) 1.8 (1.1 to 3.1)
Nitrazepam  3 (0.4)  2 (0.8)  2.2 (0.4 to 13.4)
Oxazepam 15 (1.8)  5 (2.0) 0.7 (0.2 to 2.2)
Prazepam  1 (0.1)  1 (0.4)
Temazepam  4 (0.5)  4 (1.6)  2.7 (0.7 to 10.9)
Triazolam 0 0
Zolpidem 35 (4.3) 15 (6.1) 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5)
Zopiclone 48 (5.9) 14 (5.7) 0.7 (0.4 to 1.4)