Dtsch Arztebl Int
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An estimated 1.4 to 2.6 million people in German suffer from drug dependence. Most of them are long-term users of benzodiazepines (BZD), Z drugs (ZD), or opioid analgesics (OA). ⋯ Nearly one-fifth of all prescriptions for BZD were long-term prescriptions for an entire year, in violation of the relevant guidelines. The rising prevalence of OA use was in the expected range in view of the aging population, but the number of prescriptions rose among younger patients as well. This trend toward more common treatment with opioid analgesics should be critically examined.
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and its precursors, actinic keratoses (AK), are common. Physicians of multiple specialties are confronted with their treatment. ⋯ There are many options for the treatment of AK and cSCC that must be considered in the interdisciplinary care of these entities.