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Apr 23, 2021

Driving on Benzos: Is it safe? Is it legal?

Is it safe to drive while taking benzodiazepines? Is it legal? Can benzos impair one’s ability to drive a motor vehicle? If so, which...

Apr 22, 2021

Interview with D Foster on the Mental Health Film Comment Podcast

April 22, 2021 – An podcast interview with D Foster, host of The Benzo Free Podcast, is now available online. Brian Nigro of the podcast...

Apr 21, 2021

“Medicating Normal” Screening and Discussion Panel on April 27th

The Benzodiazepine Action Work Group of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention hosts a screening of Medicating...

Apr 16, 2021

Our Mailbag: Tapering, TMJ, and Trusting Yourself

Benzo withdrawal creates far more questions than answers, and today we address a few of them. We look at the loss of self-confidence...

May 15, 2019

The Science of Benzos: GABA and Glutamate

How do benzodiazepines work? What do they do in the body? Why do they initially calm us, but then stop working? And why are they so...

May 7, 2019

Benzo Brain: Cognitive Dysfunction and Memory Loss in Withdrawal

Do you know much about the cognitive effects of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs? Perhaps you should. Memory loss, cognitive dysfunction, and...

Apr 30, 2019

The Assault on Our Senses: Benzo Withdrawal Symptoms of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth

Have you heard the term ‘sensory hypersensitivity,’ but don’t really know what it means? Perhaps you should ask someone in benzo...

Feb 20, 2019

My Benzo Story (A Personal Account of Withdrawal)

What’s it really like to withdraw from anti-anxiety drugs or sleeping pills? For some of us, the experience is beyond words — but I will...