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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...

Aug 18, 2021

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

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

Sep 1, 2020

Stories, Successes, and Easing Symptom Severity

What is the best method for reducing symptoms in benzo withdrawal? Why do we cling to a need for control? Is a slow taper still the way...

Sep 20, 2019

The Blog is … back?

Hello friends… it’s been a while. I’ve had a few people ask about the Benzo Free Blog recently. Most of them were wondering if it will...

Jun 27, 2019

New Postpartum Drug Has Similar Effects to Benzos

OPINION The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved a new drug in March 2019 to treat postpartum depression. The drug’s name...

Jun 4, 2019

Dialogue with the Doctor: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Wright (Part 1 of 2)

Steven Wright, M.D. is a leading expert in benzodiazepines and serves on the board of the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices....

May 2, 2019

The Missing Message: New FDA Boxed Warning for Z-drugs

OPINION When the FDA released its latest warning on Z-drugs, I quickly wrote up a blog post on the subject and even published it. But,...

Apr 5, 2019

10 Tips for the Benzo Caregiver

As part of our Caregiver Week at Benzo Free, we have added a new page to our website titled “For the Caregiver.” This new page combines...

Mar 20, 2019

Happy World Happiness Day!!!

I realize that celebrating the International Day of Happiness may be the furthest thing from your mind if you are dealing with benzo...