Dr. Christy Huff, Dr. Stephen Wright and Dr. Anna Lembke presented Benzodiazepines: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry’s 2020 Annual Meeting. Their talk focused on benzodiazepine risks, the importance of safe tapering, The Ashton Manual, the differences between addiction and physical dependence, along with Dr. Huff’s story of prescribed benzodiazepine harm and her use of peer online tapering support forums.
