Benzodiazepine Use Disorder

These drugs are responsible for more pain, unhappiness and damage than anything else in our society - Phil Woolas MP, Deputy Leader, House of Commons

Benzodiazepine Use Disorder
Benzodiazepine Use Disorder

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The dozen or so different types include Ativan, Klonopin, Valium, and Xanax. Most people have heard of them. More people than you might think are taking them (three benzodiazepines are in the top 10 most commonly prescribed psychotropic medications in the United States). Yet few people realize how many people get addicted to and die from them…

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 Benzodiazepines: our other prescription drug epidemic

Benzodiazepines work well to ease anxiety or insomnia when used intermittently and for less than a month at a time. When taken daily for an extended period of time, they stop working and can make anxiety and insomnia worse. Most doctors don’t realize how addictive benzodiazepines can be for some people and, because they don’t know better, prescribe them long term and without safety monitoring,

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