Benzos in the News

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1. What's in the news today?

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2. "Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain"

   By [La...], July 28, 2022
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3. Video, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring: "Protracted Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Explained (by Doctor)"

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4. Radio Canada's Prescription Nightmare Now Available in ENGLISH!

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5. Healing from Prescribed Benzodiazepines

   By [Li...], March 30
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6. Now Available: Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines 1 2 3 4

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7. Podcast Deprescribing with Dr Mark Horowitz

   By [Ka...], March 17
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8. The Lancet: Study Prescribing and deprescribing guidance for benzodiazepine and benzodiazepine receptor agonist use in adults with depression, anxiety, and insomnia: an international scoping review

   By [Ka...], March 15
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9. Study, Oct/23: Systematic assessment of non-medical use of prescription drugs using doctor-shopping indicators: A nation-wide, repeated cross-sectional study

   By [La...], March 13
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10. Study, May/23: Prescription characteristics associated with drug overdose risk among adults prescribed benzodiazepines: a cohort study

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11. May/23: Anxiolytics: Appropriate Use of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists

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12. Study, Aug/23: The epidemiology of new persistent hypnotic/sedative use after surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study

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13. Study, Oct/23: A Comprehensive Analysis of Risk Factors Associated With Inpatient Falls

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14. Video from the "Medicating Normal" team, Mar. 4/24: "If Psychiatric Drugs Don’t Cure Disease, What Do They Do?"

    By [La...], March 5
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15. Educating Physician Assistant Students About Benzodiazepines At Eastern Virginia Medical School

    By [...], February 25
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16. Randomized Controlled Trial, May/23: A health-system-embedded deprescribing intervention targeting patients and providers to prevent falls in older adults (STOP-FALLS trial): study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

    By [La...], February 25
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17. Annals of Medicine, 2021: "Drug dependence is not addiction—and it matters"

    By [La...], February 25
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18. CBC Radio, Feb. 21/24: Weekly column by medical doctor highlights "What's so bad about benzos" and "What patients and physicians need to keep in mind about benzos"

    By [La...], February 24
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19. Benzo Blunders: CTV News Montreal “Why People Shouldn’t Take Benzos For Long Periods”

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20. Benzodiazepines in Canada: Is a withdrawal crisis looming? 1 2

    By [Ka...], February 20
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21. CBC News "The National" video clip on February 15, 2024: "Warnings about the overprescription of Benzodiazepines"

    By [La...], February 17
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22. Cauchemar Sur Ordonnance (Prescription Nightmare) Documentary

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23. Radio-Canada’s Enquête Presents Cauchemar Sur Ordonnance (Prescription Nightmare)

    By [...], February 16
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24. JAMA: "Complex Persistent Benzodiazepine Dependence—When Benzodiazepine..."

    By [La...], September 5, 2022
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25. CBC (Canada): "Quebec doctors to face increased scrutiny for overprescription of anti-anxiety medication"

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