Effects of Minor Tranquilizers on the EEG

SummaryFrench publications on psychotropics are curiously few. Data are available and French consumption of psychotropics, at least minor tranquilizers has been consistently reported as being higher than that found in other countries. The authors attempt to answer three questions: is French consuption of psychotropics really higher than other countries? Who is consuming those drugs? In which context? After having reviewed comparative data on sales, data from population surveys are analysed together with samples of prescriptions by different categories of physicians. It seems likely that French people consume more anxiolytics but this does not apply to other psychotropic drugs. Given the fact that drugs are almost free of charge in France, it is always difficult to discriminate between what has been prescribed and what has been taken. Overconsumption of anxiolytics is due to the overconsumption of the elderly population (over 60). Minor tranquilizers are mainly prescribed by general practitioners for psychological reasons.

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Prevalence, Sources and Uses of Tranquilizers among College Students

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/2vne-m8wv-vtp4-wvng ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 249-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ronald A. Kleinknecht ◽

Janet Smith-Scott

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Black Market ◽

Minor Tranquilizers

A survey of 344 college students revealed that 36.71 per cent reported having used minor tranquilizers. Among those who acquired tranquilizers by their own prescription, the vast majority used them for medically indicated purposes, while those who acquired them from others' prescriptions or from black market sources, tended to use them for pleasure or to get high. The most frequently cited non-prescription sources were from mothers for females and from friends for males. One half of male users and one fourth of female users reported driving while taking the drugs and nearly half (48%) of the male users reported combining alcohol with the tranquilizers.

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