Updated by
German Lopez on December 28, 2015, 12:00 p.m. ET
"Another factor could be greater use of the anti-anxiety medication, benzodiazepine. About one-third of opioid deaths now involve benzos like Xanax, and these drugs were prescribed more and more throughout the 2000s. Since benzos can intensify alcohol's effects, it's possible they helped cause more alcohol-induced deaths in the same way opioids might have."
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