Sharing Benzodiazepine Risks with Eastern Virginia Medical Students

Sharing Benzodiazepine Risks with Eastern Virginia Medical Students

On September 6, 2024, we had the privilege of educating students at Eastern Virginia Medical Schoolā€™s Physician Assistant Program about benzodiazepines. This marked our second opportunity to attend the event this year, following our earlier…

Voicing Concerns: BIC’s Perspective on ASAM’s Draft Deprescribing Guidelines

Voicing Concerns: BIC’s Perspective on ASAM’s Draft Deprescribing Guidelines

Dear ASAM Team and Clinical Guideline Committee Members Developing the ā€˜Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Taperingā€™: Members of Benzodiazepine Information Coalition have actively engaged with ASAM and its expert advisory panel, providing feedback on the…

Educating Physician Assistant Students about Benzodiazepines At Eastern Virginia Medical School

Educating Physician Assistant Students about Benzodiazepines At Eastern Virginia Medical School

We are grateful for the opportunity to educate about benzodiazepines at the Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Physician Assistant Program event! On February 15, 2024, Dr. Michael Bohan, a physician from our Medical Advisory Board, took…

We need more support and doctors that understand the process of tapering

We need more support and doctors that understand the process of tapering

A content analysis of free-text responses to a questionnaire on discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) Use A group of researchers, including Benzodiazepine Information Coalitionā€™s Medical Director, Dr. Christy Huff, along with Tom Lynch, CristĆ­n…