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Nov 9, 2021

What’s New in the Benzo Community?

Far too often, we think we are all alone during benzo withdrawal and that no one understands what we are going through. But we’re not...

Nov 1, 2021

Benzodiazepine-Induced Brain Injury: The Hidden Prescription Epidemic (Recorded Live Oct. 28, 2021)

This presentation was recorded live at the 2021 Annual Meeting for the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, and is...

Oct 5, 2021

A Day in the Life…of Protracted Withdrawal

What is it like living in protracted withdrawal, seven years out? What are the joys? What are the pains? What are the triggers? What...

Sep 30, 2021

BIND Symptoms

Benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND) can come with a barrage of expected, unexpected, and even sometimes bizarre...

Sep 30, 2021

Types of Benzos

The following list includes most benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and thienodiazepines on the market today and lists their generic name followed...

Sep 28, 2021

Glossary of Terms

Benzo usage, withdrawal, and BIND can be very confusing experiences. Along with tapering schedules, substance boundaries, and a variety...

Sep 15, 2021

Surviving Setbacks in Benzo Withdrawal

Are setbacks common in benzo withdrawal? What causes them? How long do they last? And how do you deal with them? Benzo withdrawal can be...

Sep 1, 2021

Benefits, Severity, Calm, & Intimacy (Recorded Live)

Looking to make the best of benzo withdrawal? Want others to understand the severity some of us face? Trying to find calm within it all?...

Aug 18, 2021

Insights from Ireland: Conversation with Dr. Colin Bradley (Part II)

Dr. Colin Bradley is a physician, professor, and a 2017 Fulbright Scholar. He has studied the opioid and benzodiazepine crises in both...