Colorado Consortium’s 2021 Annual Meeting held a special session entitled Benzodiazepine-Induced Brain Injury: The Hidden Prescription Epidemic. Download slides here The session featured presenters: Nicole Lamberson, PA, of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Medical Advisory Board John Staight,…
Our director, Dr. Christy Huff, shares tips on how to find a prescriber to help with a benzodiazepine taper. Tip 1: If you are cut off abruptly go to the emergency room Tip 2: Have…
Today, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition turned five. Looking back, I can’t believe how far we’ve come. Help us keep going. Celebrating Our Progress When I founded BIC in 2016, there wasn’t much out there. A lot…
Duke University’s Margolis Center for Health Policy, in cooperation with the FDA, held a public workshop Safe Use of Benzodiazepines: Clinical, Regulatory, and Public Health Perspectives on July 12 and 13. Our director, Dr. Christy Huff,…
Hi, I’m a Trainee Counselling Psychologist at the University of East London researching people’s experiences of ongoing healing from benzodiazepine physical dependence, withdrawal and/or protracted harm. The aim is to explore the ongoing experience of…
Sonja Styblo from our general advisory board talks about the importance of language and why the term cold turkey can be problematic. Why is the term “cold turkey” confusing to prescribers and outsiders? As noted…
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring back our medical advisory board. Dr. Witt-Doerring is a board-certified psychiatrist who runs a private practice that specializes in helping patients safely discontinue psychiatric medications. Dr. Witt-Doerring interest…
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Harold Gottlieb to our medical advisory board. Dr. Gottlieb has served as a Chief Medical Officer for many years. He was the Gulf Coast Regional Chief Medical Officer for CHRISTUS…
