Asuka shares her story of benzodiazepine harm and healing for our #BenzoStories series. #BenzoStories is a series by our nonprofit, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, sharing powerful stories of patient harm associated with prescribed benzodiazepines. To stay…
On September 6, 2024, we had the privilege of educating students at Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Physician Assistant Program about benzodiazepines. This marked our second opportunity to attend the event this year, following our earlier…
We recently updated our website with information about the risks of phenobarbital detox and the lack of evidence supporting its use in detoxing compliant, physically dependent benzodiazepine patients. You can view the content by clicking…
A recent study published on August 7, 2024 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology raises alarms about the cardiovascular risks associated with certain hypnotic agents used to treat insomnia. Conducted by researchers from China, this study…
In Christopher Lane, PhD’s latest article for Psychology Today, he delves deeply into a newly published study that examines the effects of benzodiazepines on brain health. The study, conducted by researchers Hofe I.V., Stricker B.H., Vernooij…
Dr. Tracey Marks, an American psychiatrist with 1.75 million subscribers on YouTube, recently covered Benzodiazepine-Induced Neurological Dysfunction (BIND) in her video, The Benzo Trap: When Your Anxiety Meds Become the Problem. We’re grateful for her…
As we celebrate our 8th anniversary, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our supporters for being an essential part of our journey. Since 2016, we have dedicated ourselves to raising awareness about the…
Dear ASAM Team and Clinical Guideline Committee Members Developing the ‘Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering’: Members of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition have actively engaged with ASAM and its expert advisory panel, providing feedback on the…
