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Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2017 Mar 9;77:67–71. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.03.002

Table 2.

Beliefs About Benzodiazepines by Recent Benzodiazepine Use (n and % reporting they believe the statement is true). Statistically Significant Differences are in Bold.

	Full Sample	Recent BZD Use		χ² (p = )
	(n = 476)	No (n=231)	Yes (n=245)	χ² (p = )
Benzos can make depression worse.	344 (72.3%)	186 (80.5%)	158 (64.5%)	15.24 (<.001)
Benzos can Increase the risk of overdosing from opiates.	439 (92.2%)	212 (91.8%)	227 (92.7%)	0.13 (.721)
Benzos can fog a person’s thinking.	445 (93.5%)	218 (94.4%)	227 (92.7%)	0.58 (.447)
Benzos can be addictive.	457 (96.1%)	218 (94.4%)	239 (97.6%)	3.13 (.077)
Benzos can make you feel overtired during the day.	442 (92.9%)	214 (92.6%)	228 (93.1%)	0.03 (.859)
Benzos can increase the risk of a driving accident.	448 (94.1%)	216 (93.5%)	232 (94.7%)	0.30 (.582)
Benzos can cause withdrawal if you stop suddenly.	449 (94.3%)	216 (93.5%)	233 (95.1%)	0.57 (.452)
Benzos can cause problems staying in methadone or buprenorphine treatment.	394 (82.8%)	200 (86.6%)	194 (79.2%)	4.56 (.033)