Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks, the former lead singer of Fleetwood Mac, is very public about how prescribed benzodiazepines, taken as directed after becoming sober from cocaine, were devastating to her health, life, and career. Nicks says the…
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Heath Ledger
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…
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Lena Dunham
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…
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Benzodiazepines: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
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…
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Jonathan Davis
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…
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West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders
Drs Christy Huff and Sandra Steingard presented on benzodiazepines at West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders WCSAD 2020.
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New FDA Study Shows Benzodiazepines Can Cause Long Term Injury
While the US and the world is convulsed by COVID-19, a dramatic admission has been made by the US Food and Drugs Administration about dangerous benzodiazepine drugs, acknowledging patients have suffered severe withdrawal side effects…
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FDA 2020 Benzo Boxed Warning Freedom of Information Act
In 2017, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition initiated a campaign reporting patient harm to the FDA through their MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting System. Many of the Facebook groups and BenzoBuddies joined in. We shared our message far and wide,…
