Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Town Hall 3 – Post-Withdrawal Experiences

Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Town Hall 3 – Post-Withdrawal Experiences

Mad in America, the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and A Disorder 4 Everyone presented a series of live, online town hall discussions focussing on issues related to psychiatric drug…

Benzodiazepine-Induced Brain Injury: The Hidden Prescription Epidemic

Benzodiazepine-Induced Brain Injury: The Hidden Prescription Epidemic

Colorado Consortiumā€™s 2021 Annual Meeting held a special session entitledĀ Benzodiazepine-Induced Brain Injury: The Hidden Prescription Epidemic.Ā  Download slides here The session featured presenters: Nicole Lamberson, PA, of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Medical Advisory Board John Staight,…

Public Workshop: Safe Use of Benzodiazepines: Clinical, Regulatory, and Public Health Perspectives

Public Workshop: Safe Use of Benzodiazepines: Clinical, Regulatory, and Public Health Perspectives

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 onĀ July 12 and 13. Our director, Dr. Christy Huff,…

Colorado Opioid Epidemic Lunch and Learn: Benzodiazepine Prescribing Protocols

Colorado Opioid Epidemic Lunch and Learn: Benzodiazepine Prescribing Protocols

On March 31, the Colorado Consortium held the Lunch and Learn Safe Prescribing Protocols of Benzodiazepines: Lessons Learned from the Opioid Crisis, presented by Drs. Alexis Ritvo and Christy Huff. The entire series, planned by the Provider Education Work…

On Being Both A Medical Provider And A Patient Harmed By Prescribed Psychiatric Medication

On Being Both A Medical Provider And A Patient Harmed By Prescribed Psychiatric Medication

The documentary Medicating Normal presents a discussion with our director, Dr. Christy Huff, along with Nicole Lamberson, PA, Dr. Mark Horowitz and Dr. Peter Gordon about their experiences as a medical provider harmed by psychiatric…