We are consulting on a story with a major media outlet to highlight the experiences of U.S. veterans who have been harmed by benzodiazepines. This is an important opportunity to shed light on this issue…
A new study, Increased Risk of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Patients Receiving Sedative-Hypnotics: A Propensity Score Weighting Cohort Study, by Yang HW and colleagues explores a possible link between benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRA) and…
A large-scale exposure-only within-subject time-to-event pharmacoepidemiologic study led by Robert D. Gibbons and Kwan Hur of the University of Chicago, alongside Jill E. Lavigne and J. John Mann of Columbia University, has confirmed alarming links…
On Thursday, December 5, Gail Dawson, NP, a member of the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC) Medical Advisory Board, delivered a presentation in Toronto, Canada, at the Centre for Rehabilitation and Health’s Holiday Education Session. Her…
On November 12, 2024, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) held a meeting with the patient advisory panel, which includes two members of our organization, to discuss the status of the benzodiazepine deprescribing guidelines….
In 2022, our current medical director, Nicole Lamberson, PA, and our late medical director, Dr. Christy Huff, participated in the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership, known as PROTECT PSP (Priorities for Future Research on…
Malissa Pistillo 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 October 6, 2019, journalist Lisa Ling profiled the lived experiences of those impacted by benzodiazepine injury on her show This is Life with Lisa Ling. In the 44-minute segment, Ling interviewed several benzodiazepine survivors…
