Sonja Styblo attended the National Conference on Addiction Disorders East in 2019 on BIC’s behalf. Our table distributed information about benzodiazepines and safe cessation. BIC provided a community video which was played at the conference.
Life experience gives one an intimate appreciation for the meaning behind the saying “just the tip of the iceberg.” Everyone’s encountered something that turned out to be much larger and more complex than was initially…
In hindsight, I should have never accepted a Xanax prescription from my doctor. What followed was catastrophic — rapidly developing tolerance and physical dependence on the drug and a prolonged illness. Three-and-a-half years later, I…
This following piece was originally published on a benzodiazepine withdrawal support website. This is a reprint of the original. When I was researching Anatomy of an Epidemic, a book that Crown will publish on April…
The Problem Mental health care is focused on improving quality of life and reducing suicide. Yet the current system seems unwilling to examine key factors that are causing suicide— taken-as-prescribed benzodiazepine patients die by suicide at alarming…
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…
Lidia’s Story Lidia Szypulski, a valued member of the benzodiazepine-injured community and New Jersey resident, kindly allowed us to share the letter she wrote in support of Bill A4760, both as an example and to…
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…
