by Holly Hardman | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Medical Professional Awareness, Public Awareness Campaigns, The Harmed
As Prescribed, a documentary film about the benzodiazepine epidemic and the iatrogenic nature of benzodiazepine illness and disability, expects to complete production this year. The film’s director, Holly Hardman, is a survivor of benzodiazepine injury, and is...
by Christy Huff, M.D | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Call to Action, Christy Huff MD, Public Awareness Campaigns, The Harmed
In October 2016, I wrote an open letter detailing my withdrawal and the dangers of benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome. Many have asked how I am doing since that time. I’m going to be completely open and honest in this update. Things have been extremely rough. I have...
by Lori J. Heckenkamp | Jun 4, 2017 | Blog, Medical Professional Awareness, Public Awareness Campaigns, The Harmed
Note: Lori Heckenkamp passed away on July 14, 2017. Dear Dr. X, My name is Lori Jean Heckenkamp. I am 57 and a patient at the Cancer Center where you head the gynecologic oncology group. I began treatment in June, 2015 for advanced ovarian cancer. I will soon be free...
by Janice Curle | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, Janice Curle, Public Awareness Campaigns, The Harmed
More and more instances are being reported in the news of people dying from benzodiazepine withdrawal while incarcerated for relatively minor offenses. Take Jesse Jacobs, a 32 year old Texas man prescribed Xanax for an anxiety disorder. He was sent to jail for 30...
by Christy Huff, M.D | Oct 15, 2016 | Blog, Christy Huff MD, Featured, Medical Professional Awareness, Public Awareness Campaigns, The Harmed
October 13, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: I am a 40 year old cardiologist from the state of Texas, and I have been harmed by benzodiazepines. I was prescribed Xanax 0.5 mg three times daily as needed by my primary care physician during a health crisis in August 2015...
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