Alcohol and benzodiazepines in falls: An epidemiological view

We found a high number of young and middle aged patients using alcohol (males = 49.7%; females = 18.9%) and a lower but still relevant number of benzodiazepine users (males = 9.5%; females = 2.4%). In addition, this study shows that alcohol plays a more important role in patients up to 70 years in fall-related accidents when compared to accidents of other causes.