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Want to Prevent Suicide? Stop Ignoring Benzo Patients
The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract...
New Survey: Clinical Benzo Use & Medical Costs
Researchers at...
Bad News for Benzodiazepines: Two New Studies Reveal Alarming Trends
Two new benzodiazepine studies have been published recently and both reveal concerning (albeit unsurprising to benzodiazepine safety advocates) results: Benzodiazepine Use and Misuse Among Adults in the United States The first, a study entitled “Benzodiazepine...
New Jersey Woman Gravely Injured by Benzos Supports Informed Consent
New Jersey Assembly Bill 4760 was introduced by Assemblyman Sean Kean on December 6, 2018. He was made aware of the issues surrounding benzodiazepines by constituent Carmelita Pala, who has been injured by these prescription drugs. The bill will require the...
Internet support forums for benzodiazepine withdrawal: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Since the advent of the internet and rise of social media, patients can connect and compare their experiences with prescribed drug withdrawal. A problem that was once considered rare is a worldwide epidemic that is finally getting noticed. A recent New York Times...
Don’t miss this adverse drug reaction when tapering benzodiazepines
“Alice Woods” is dying of metastatic breast cancer, but she cares little for awareness efforts like pink ribbons and catchy hashtags like #stage4needsmore. You see, Alice has akathisia due to an adverse effect from discontinuing Klonopin — a condition that has caused...
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