Acclaimed Australian actor Heath Ledger, died in 2008 from an accidental overdose as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone,diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine. Ledger died at age 28, during the…
American actress Lena Dunham struggled with benzodiazepine cessation after taking the benzodiazepine Klonopin she was prescribed for anxiety. According to a 2018 Chicago Tribune interview, every doctor Dunham saw believed she was suffering from anxiety…
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…
Jonathan Davis, an American singer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of metal band Korn, has spoken up about his own struggles with the benzodiazepine Xanax. Davis, who has struggled with alcohol and…
Drs Christy Huff and Sandra Steingard presented on benzodiazepines at West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders WCSAD 2020.
Australian Designer Aurelio Costarella was prescribed benzodiazepines by his doctor for anxiety. Aurelio, in an ABC interview, recalls his doctor’s advice and prescribing: I went from one benzo to two benzos, to three benzos and…
Dr. Michael Bohan speaks with Nicole Lamberson, PA for Medicating Normal. Both Dr. Bohan and Nicole serve on our medical board. The interview focuses on Dr. Bohan’s experiences tapering physically dependent patients off of benzodiazepines….
We hosted a screening of the documentary Medicating Normal. After the documentary we held a community discussion panel focused on withdrawal harms. The panel included: Dr. James M. Wright, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, former Director – Therapeutics Initiative,…
