Benzodiazepines

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Benzodiazepines

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Benzodiazepines: A Perspective

The question of the risk of prescribing a benzodiazepine and inadvertently inducing a substance use disorder is a complicated issue. The older literature on the addiction propensity of benzodiazepines seemed reassuring in suggesting that these drugs were not strong reinforcers and were less likely than others to be the preferred drug of misuse. The voice of the substance use disorder community strongly counters this notion, citing the high rates of benzodiazepine misuse, especially in the substance-using population, and, recently and most alarmingly, given the adverse synergistic risk with overdose, compounding the opioid use epidemic. Although benzodiazepine overdoses are of a lower lethality…

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 Benzodiazepines: A Perspective

I confess that some of the most gratifying memories in my career had to do with benzodiazepines. This commentary is not meant to be a call for a benzodiazepine renaissance but rather an attempt to offer a perspective.

Benzo.org.uk

The resource site for involuntary tranquilliser addiction, withdrawal & recovery.

BenzoBuddies

BenzoBuddies: an inclusive, nonjudgmental mutual-support environment for those who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines. Members of the BenzoBuddies community are encouraged to exchange ideas, information and support during the process of withdrawal and recovery. Although outside of the immediate scope of BenzoBuddies, members are free to discuss their wider medical problems and needs as they relate to benzodiazepine use and withdrawal.

BenzoSupport.org

Welcome to the Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Support Site. The benzodiazepine (benzos) drugs may be associated with side effects, tolerance, dependency, addiction, withdrawal symptoms and a protracted withdrawal syndrome. This site is a place to learn about these issues.

Social Anxiety Support

To provide support for those who suffer from social anxiety disorder (social phobia).

Benzo Information Coalition

We seek to break the stigma and raise awareness around prescribed benzodiazepine injury; provide a voice to the patients who are suffering, and facilitate research and access to competent, evidence-based medical care for those impacted by benzodiazepine-induced disability.

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