Benzos in the News

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1. What's in the news today?

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2. Review, Oct/23: Optimising the prescribing of drugs that may cause dependency: An evidence and gap map of systematic reviews

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3. Study, Oct/23: Mental health and drug use in college students: Should we take action?

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4. Study, May/23: "At the time I only wanted to relieve stress": Exploring motivation for behaviour change in long-term hypnotic users

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5. Study, Feb/24: Benzodiazepine use and risk of incident MCI and dementia in a community sample

   By [La...], yesterday at 17:51
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6. Protracted Withdrawal Explained *for* Your Doctor: Video, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring

   By [Li...], Friday at 17:42
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7. Video, Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring: "Protracted Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Explained (by Doctor)"

   By [La...], April 6
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8. Daily Mail: I was sectioned after being given a tranquiliser for anxiety that triggered a frightening slide into psychosis + Petition

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9. "Medicating Normal" | A Documentary Film | 76-min

   By [La...], April 19
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10. "Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain"

    By [La...], July 28, 2022
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11. Radio Canada's Prescription Nightmare Now Available in ENGLISH!

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12. Healing from Prescribed Benzodiazepines

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

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14. Podcast Deprescribing with Dr Mark Horowitz

    By [Ka...], March 17
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15. 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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16. 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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17. Study, May/23: Prescription characteristics associated with drug overdose risk among adults prescribed benzodiazepines: a cohort study

    By [La...], March 13
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18. May/23: Anxiolytics: Appropriate Use of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists

    By [La...], March 13
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19. Study, Aug/23: The epidemiology of new persistent hypnotic/sedative use after surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study

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

    By [La...], March 13
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21. 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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22. Educating Physician Assistant Students About Benzodiazepines At Eastern Virginia Medical School

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23. 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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24. Annals of Medicine, 2021: "Drug dependence is not addiction—and it matters"

    By [La...], February 25
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25. 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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