by Janice Curle | Dec 2, 2019 |
Many of us struggle with serious poverty caused by benzodiazepine harm. Disabled and unable to work, we still must find avenues to keep ourselves from homelessness and starvation. Many of us are too sick to spend a lot of time finding these resources, so I have...
by Janice Curle | Nov 11, 2019 |
“Benzodiazepines help some people.” This common response to our message of patient harm prevention is echoed throughout our online platforms. In some ways, who can blame these commenters? The opioid epidemic, to which the media frequently and errantly compares...
by Janice Curle | Sep 23, 2019 |
I can’t believe I have to say this, but brain and neurological injuries are not addictions. One way that benzodiazepine-damaged patients are silenced is being forced to defend themselves against the addiction narrative that is attributed to them every time they share...
by Janice Curle | Feb 15, 2019 |
Trigger warning: This blog contains semi-graphic material about suicide related to benzodiazepines. The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets...
by Janice Curle | Dec 12, 2018 |
For a Printable Version Click Here As the founder of a nonprofit whose mission is to educate about the potential adverse effects of benzodiazepines, I’m frequently asked “Where can I find a doctor to help me come off benzodiazepines?” The better question, in my...
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