TEMAZEPAM MISUSE, VIOLENCE AND DISORDER

The relationship between frequency of temazepam misuse and violent or disorderly behaviours was examined, controlling for psychological star e, other substance use and sociodemographics in logistic regression eq uations. The subjects were residents of projects accommodating the you ng, single homeless in Scotland. A semi-structured questionnaire elici ting retrospective self-reports of substance misuse and other behaviou rs was administered. Temazepam use was related to violence and getting into trouble with the police. IV temazepam was related to collapsing or becoming unconscious, as was opiate use, which was also related to emergency medical treatment, accidents & injuries and breaking/damagin g things.