‘Growing problem’ of addiction to prescription drugs probed – BBC article

Public Health England is launching a review into “growing problem” of prescription drug addiction.

The review, which will take a year, will cover:

• sedatives and anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines and z-drugs (zolpidem and zopiclone)
• painkillers called opioids, pregabalin and gabapentin (the latter two are also used to treat epilepsy)
• antidepressants

Article – BBC website