Benzodiazepine Information Coalition Blog
One Year Off Benzodiazepines: A Doctor’s Journey
It’s been a year since I took my last dose of a benzodiazepine. I had shared publicly about my journey off benzodiazepines during my taper (see here and here), and since many have asked me lately how I’m doing, it’s time for an update. In this article, I’ll be...
The Media Has a Benzo Addiction Problem, Jordan Peterson Doesn’t
In February 2020, the daughter of the controversial Canadian professor, clinical psychologist, and best-selling author Jordan Peterson announced that her father had been suffering horrific withdrawal effects for many months, after cold-turkeying from a benzodiazepine...
Physician Assistant Commentary on Jordan B Peterson Update – Feb 2020 Transcript
Hello. My name is Nicole and I am a Physician Assistant. I serve on the Medical Advisory Board of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition. We can be found on benzoinfo.com and our mission is to educate about the potential adverse effects of benzodiazepines when taken as...
Join Our Media Accuracy Team!
We are seeking volunteers to join our newly-established Media Accuracy Team (MAT)! The media should be held responsible for portraying medical conditions accurately. When they fail to do so around benzodiazepines, our MAT seeks to correct any inaccuracies with the...
Financial Aid Resources and Disability Information For Benzodiazepine-Harmed Patients
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 compiled a list of some of the options in the United States that can potentially provide assistance.
Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Fall 2019 Update
OUR ACTIVISM Our latest events, media outreach and blogs: This Is Life With Lisa Ling aired The Benzo Crisis on CNN. Krissy Tyrrell appears in the episode sharing her story of benzodiazepine harm. Brooke Monk worked hard with the production company to ensure the...
Yes, Benzos Help Some: That Doesn’t Justify Ignoring Patient Safety
“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...
Benzo-Induced Harm: The Nameless Problem
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...
Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Summer 2019 Update
OUR COALITION TURNS THREE I’m happy to announce that Benzodiazepine Information Coalition turned three on August 3, 2019. So much has changed since 2016 that it's difficult for me to pinpoint exactly when the changes happened. What I can say is that the future of the...
BIC Supports FDA’s Benzodiazepine Drug Abuse, Addiction and Dependence Language Proposal
Benzodiazepine Information Coalition recently responded to the FDA’s Drug Abuse and Dependence Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products. This document proposed by the FDA seeks to distinguish the difference between addiction, drug...
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