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Want to Prevent Suicide? Stop Ignoring Benzo Patients

Want to Prevent Suicide? Stop Ignoring Benzo Patients

by Janice Curle | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog, Janice Curle, Medical Professional Awareness, Prescription for Disaster, The Harmed

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...
Heather Ashton Deserves a National Honour

Heather Ashton Deserves a National Honour

by Benzodiazepine Information Coalition | Dec 22, 2018 | Blog, Christy Huff MD, Janice Curle, Stephen LaCorte JD

To show your support, send a letter to the address listed below as soon as possible.  Postage is 3 regular stamps, or $1.15 if mailed from America. December 22, 2018 Honors and Appointments Secretariat Cabinet Office Room G39 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A2HQ Dear...
How to Find a Doctor: 10 Tips to Quit Benzos

How to Find a Doctor: 10 Tips to Quit Benzos

by Janice Curle | Dec 12, 2018 | Benzodiazepine Fundamentals, Blog, Janice Curle, Prescription for Disaster

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...
Benzo Withdrawal: Why I Ignored Medical Advice and Listened to the Internet

Benzo Withdrawal: Why I Ignored Medical Advice and Listened to the Internet

by Janice Curle | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Janice Curle, The Harmed

Who knew a harmless prescription by a trusted physician would destroy my life and health?   For half of my twenties I experienced bizarre symptoms that didn’t fit any specific diagnosis.  They seemed to mimic several chronic and rare illnesses, and so I subjected...
10 Things Uninformed Benzodiazepine Prescribers Do

10 Things Uninformed Benzodiazepine Prescribers Do

by Janice Curle | Jun 23, 2018 | Blog, Janice Curle, Medical Professional Awareness, Prescription for Disaster

1. They prescribe benzodiazepines long-term without informed consent. A long-term (2-4 weeks or more) benzodiazepine prescription should be accompanied with informed consent.  Prescribed benzodiazepines carry short and long term risks.  Studies past a few months are...
How Benzodiazepines Mimic Chronic Illness and What To Do About It

How Benzodiazepines Mimic Chronic Illness and What To Do About It

by Janice Curle | Apr 28, 2018 | Benzodiazepine Fundamentals, Blog, Janice Curle, Prescription for Disaster

There is an ongoing failure in the field of medicine of patients and prescribers to recognize or properly diagnose problems that arise secondary to chronic benzodiazepine prescription. How does this come to be? Typically, a patient is prescribed a benzodiazepine,...
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