# One in four older adults prescribed a benzodiazepine goes on to risky long-term use

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[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142443.htm](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180910142443.htm)  
They may start as well-intentioned efforts to calm anxiety, improve sleep or ease depression. But prescriptions for sedatives known as benzodiazepines may lead to long-term use among one in four older adults who receive them, according to new research. That’s despite warnings against long-term use of these drugs, especially among older people, because they can increase the risk of car crashes, falls and broken hips, as well as causing other side effects.