Resources
Guidelines
- The Ashton Manual by Professor Heather Ashton
- 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
- 10 Tips to Help Patients Through Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Fact Sheet on Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs
- Benzodiazepine Information Coalition Overview
- Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Impact
- Withdrawing Prescribed Benzodiazepine Patients Pamphlet
Videos
- Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Channel
- Medicating Normal: Benzodiazepines: Risks and Dangers Playlist
- World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day Channel
- 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
- Benzo Brains Liquid Tapering
United States Support
Find a Doctor
Long Distance Coaching and Counseling Services
Online Support & Resources
Support Forums
Facebook Support Groups
- Beating Benzos
- Benzo Recovery
- Benzo Warrior Community
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Solutions and Recovery
- Blazing Benzos: A Pro Marijuana Benzodiazepine Support Group
- One Foot In Front Of The Other: Benzo and Psych Med Withdrawal
- Positives While Healing From Benzodiazepines
Websites
- Akathisia Alliance
- The Withdrawal Project by Inner Compass Initiative
- The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices
- World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day
Zoom Support Groups
- Virtual Benzo Withdrawal Support Group
- Benzo Hope NYC
- Psych Med Zoom Tuesdays 7PM EST (email Zoe or Jean Marie to join)
In Person Support Groups
United States
Illinois
Massachussetts
Missouri
New York
Ohio
International Support
Australia
Canada
France
- Sevrage des benzodiazépines, antidépresseurs et somnifères – Forum de soutien et d’entraide
- Informations et entraide au sevrage des benzodiazépines et somnifères
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Books
Anxiety
- Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Catherine Pittman, Ph.D.
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and The Reality of Withdrawal by D.E. Foster
- Recovery and Renewal by Baylissa Frederick
Insomnia
- The Dark Side of Sleeping Pills by Daniel Kripke, M.D.
- The Effortless Sleep Method by Sasha Stephens
Documentaries
- The Benzodiazepine Medical Disaster
- Medicating Normal (2019)
- The Benzo Crisis This is Life with Lisa Ling (2019)
- As Prescribed (anticipated 2019)
Benzodiazepine Harm Competent Lawyers
- Mike Mosher (USA)
- Caroline Moore (UK)