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      • Ashton Manual
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    • PrescribingExpand
      • Addiction vs Physical Dependence
      • Genetic Testing
      • Informed Consent
      • Low Dose Benzodiazepines
      • Mechanism of Action
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      • Steps to Reduce Benzodiazepine Overprescribing
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      • Akathisia
      • Fluoroquinolones
      • Functional Brain Changes
      • Interdose Withdrawal
      • Paradoxical Reactions
      • Physical Dependence
      • Risks of Remaining on Benzodiazepines
      • Red Flags
      • Short-Term Risks
      • Side Effects
      • Suicide
      • Tolerance
    • DeprescribingExpand
      • Ashton Manual
      • Tapering Strategies and Solutions
      • Detox, Cold Turkey, Abrupt Cessation
      • Estimates of Withdrawal
      • How To Find Tapering Help
      • Dosages Prevent Safe Withdrawal
      • Why Patients Shouldn’t Go To Detox or Rehab
    • Desprescribing RisksExpand
      • Akathisia
      • Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome (BWS)
      • Forced Switching or Stopping
      • Functional Brain Changes
      • Kindling
      • Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome (PWS)
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Benzodiazepine Information Coalition

Resources

Benzodiazepine Information Coalition organized this resource to aid providers and patients in learning more about benzodiazepine cessation and where they may find support. We do not provide individual patient support. Our organization advocates for slow tapers for those patients who have chosen to come off benzodiazepines. We oppose forced cessation and detox facilities for compliant patients.

Table of Contents
  • Support
    • Financial Support
    • Find a Doctor
    • Paid Support
    • Support Forums
    • Support Groups on Facebook
    • Support Groups on Zoom
    • Support Groups In Person
    • International Support
  • Information
    • Safer Cessation
    • Key Materials
    • Guidelines
    • Printables
    • Videos
    • Books
    • Podcasts
    • Documentaries
    • Other Websites
    • Litigation

Support

Financial Support

  • Financial Aid Resources and Disability Information For Benzodiazepine-Harmed Patients

Find a Doctor

  • Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Doctors

Paid Support

  • Chris Paige, LCSW
  • Jennifer Leigh, PsyD

Support Forums

  • Benzo Buddies
  • Surviving Antidepressants

Support Groups on Facebook

  • Beating Benzos
  • Benzo Recovery
  • Benzo Warrior Community
  • Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Solutions and Recovery
  • Benzodiazepine and Psych Drug Withdrawal Christian Support (Private, hidden group. Message Kathryn, Kimberly M., Cindy or Kimberly A. to join.)
  • Blazing Benzo (A cannabis focused support group)

Support Groups on Zoom

  • Benzo Hope NYC
  • Global PsychMed Support Network
  • Psych Med Zoom (email Zoe or Jean Marie to join)
  • Benzo Warrior Zoom (Join ‘Benzo Warrior Community’ on Facebook to gain access)

Support Groups In Person

  • Benzo Hope NYC (New York)

International Support

  • Reconnexion (Australia)
  • Vancouver Benzo Support Group (Canada)
  • Sevrage des benzodiazépines, antidépresseurs et somnifères – Forum de soutien et d’entraide (France)
  • Informations et entraide au sevrage des benzodiazépines et somnifères  (France)
  • ADFD (Germany)
  • Dan Yaku (Japan)
  • Benzo Info Japan (Japan)
  • Bristol and District Tranquilizer Project (Bristol) (United Kingdom)
  • The R.E.S.T. Minor Tranquilisers Service (Camden) (United Kingdom)

Information

Safer Cessation

  • Benzodiazepine Tapering Strategies and Solutions
  • Benzodiazepine Deprescribing Guidance
  • The Ashton Manual
  • Medications and Supplements of Concern

Key Materials

  • British Medical Association Report
  • A Brief History of Benzodiazepines 
  • Online Communities for Drug Withdrawal: What Can We Learn?
  • The Revival of the Market for Benzodiazepines 
  • FDA Box Warning Label Changes
  • Therapeutics Initiative Use of Benzodiazepines in BC 

Guidelines

  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Deprescribing Guidance
  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Prescribing Guidance
  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Peer Support Document
  • New York City Prescribing Guidelines
  • Use of Benzodiazepines for PTSD in Veteran’s Affairs
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidelines
  • Pennsylvania Prescribing Guidelines
  • Scotland Polypharmacy Guidance, Realistic Prescribing, 3rd edition, 2018
  • College of Physicians and Professional Surgeons of British Columbia Professional Standards and Guidelines
  • Kaiser Permanente Benzodiazepine and Z-Drug Safety Guideline
  • American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
  • All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Prescribed Drug Dependence Guidance for Psychological Therapists

Printables

  • Benzodiazepines: How They Work and How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual)
  • Informed Consent for Benzodiazepine Prescription
  • Benzodiazepine Tapering Strategies and Solutions
  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Deprescribing Guidance
  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Prescribing Guidance
  • University of Colorado’s Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Peer Support Document
  • 10 Tips to Help Patients Through Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
  • Benzodiazepine Information Coalition Media Kit
  • Withdrawing Prescribed Benzodiazepine Patients: A Printable Pamphlet

Videos

  • Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s YouTube Channel
  • Medicating Normal: Benzodiazepines: Risks and Dangers Playlist
  • Heather Ashton Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
  • Heather Ashton How to Taper Off Benzodiazepines
  • Coming off Medication with Heather Ashton
  • Liquid Micro Taper Process 
  • James Moore Mirtazapine Withdrawal Using Tapering Strips – A Video Diary
  • Benzo Detox – How To Guide

Books

  • Ashton Manual by C. Heather Ashton
  • Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and The Reality of Withdrawal by D.E. Foster
  • Recovery and Renewal by Baylissa Frederick
  • The Dark Side of Sleeping Pills by Daniel Kripke, M.D.
  • Psychiatrized by Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson 
  • The Waiting Room: My Recovery Journey from Medication Injury & Benzodiazepine Withdrawal by Jennifer Swantkowski, Ph.D., LCSW

Podcasts

  • Benzo Free Podcast with D. Foster
  • Benzodiazepine Awareness with Geraldine Burns
  • Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Podcast Playlist on Spotify

Documentaries

  • Ada v Ativan (1988)*
  • The Benzodiazepine Medical Disaster (2018)
  • The Benzo Crisis This is Life with Lisa Ling (2019)
  • Medicating Normal (2020)
  • As Prescribed (anticipated June, 2022)

*uses inaccurate addiction language, see: Addiction vs Physical Dependence

Other Websites

  • Akathisia Alliance
  • Benzo.org.uk
  • Benzodiazepine Action Work Group
  • Benzo Free
  • Benzo Warrior 
  • Bloom in Wellness by Baylissa
  • Medicating Normal
  • The Withdrawal Project by Inner Compass Initiative
  • The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices 
  • World Tapering Day

Litigation

  • Class Actions, Lawsuits and Reporting Harm
  • Mike Mosher (United States)
  • Caroline Moore (United Kingdom)

Contact Us

Inquiries
bic@benzoinfo.com

We do not offer any support services or guidance. See our resources for services and support.

Mailing Address
1042 Ft. Union Blvd, PMB 1030
Midvale, Utah 84047

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  • About Benzodiazepines
    • Benzo Basics
      • Ashton Manual
      • A Brief History Of Benzodiazepines
      • Class Actions and Lawsuits—and Reporting Harm 
      • FDA 2020 Benzodiazepine Boxed Warning
      • Medications and Supplements of Concern
      • Xanax Study Outcomes
    • Prescribing
      • Addiction vs Physical Dependence
      • Genetic Testing
      • Informed Consent
      • Low Dose Benzodiazepines
      • Mechanism of Action
      • Prescribing Statistics
      • Steps to Reduce Benzodiazepine Overprescribing
      • Therapeutic Actions
    • Prescribing Risks
      • Akathisia
      • Fluoroquinolones
      • Functional Brain Changes
      • Interdose Withdrawal
      • Paradoxical Reactions
      • Physical Dependence
      • Risks of Remaining on Benzodiazepines
      • Red Flags
      • Short-Term Risks
      • Side Effects
      • Suicide
      • Tolerance
    • Deprescribing
      • Ashton Manual
      • Tapering Strategies and Solutions
      • Detox, Cold Turkey, Abrupt Cessation
      • Estimates of Withdrawal
      • How To Find Tapering Help
      • Dosages Prevent Safe Withdrawal
      • Why Patients Shouldn’t Go To Detox or Rehab
    • Desprescribing Risks
      • Akathisia
      • Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome (BWS)
      • Forced Switching or Stopping
      • Functional Brain Changes
      • Kindling
      • Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome (PWS)
      • Suicide
      • Withdrawal & Post Withdrawal Symptoms
    • Special Populations
      • Benzodiazepines and PTSD
      • Celebrities
      • COVID-19
      • Elderly
      • Women
      • Incarcerated Population
      • Substance Use Disorders
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Board Members and Advisors
    • Media Kit
    • Receive Our Newsletter
    • FAQs
    • Volunteer
      • Informed Consent Policy
      • FDA Reporting Program
      • Share Your Story!
      • Media Interview List Registration
    • Contact Us
  • Our Impact
    • Media Outreach
    • Programs and Projects
    • Research and Publications
    • Speaking and Events
  • Resources
    • Ashton Manual
    • Benzodiazepine Tapering Strategies and Solutions
    • Financial and Disability Information
    • How To Find Tapering Help
    • Benzodiazepine Cooperative Providers
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