Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults: Any Use and Concurrent Use With Opioids Statistical Brief #567 | October 2025 | Salam Abdus, PhD and G. Edward Miller, PhD

https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st567/stat567.shtml AHRQ Stats: Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults: Any Use and Concurrent Use With Opioids In 2021–22, 4.0 percent of adults aged 65 and older used benzodiazepines only, without opioids, while 1.5 percent used both benzodiazepines and opioids. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #567, Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Adults: Any Use and Concurrent Use With Opioids, 2021–22, CFACT, 2025.)