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  • MEDICAL ARTICLES

  • The Clinicopharmacotherapeutics of Benzodiazepine and Z Drug Dose Tapering Using Diazepam, Dr JG McConnell BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCPEd, May 6th, 2007.

  • Benzodiazepines: How they Work & How to Withdraw (The Ashton Manual), 2002. Now available online.

  • Les Benzodiazépines: Comment agissent-elles et comment s'en sevrer ? Professor C Heather Ashton DM, FRCP, 2002.

  • See also: Doctors & Experts · Professor C H Ashton.

  • Benzodiazepines and Your Patients: A Management Programme, Roche Products Ltd, UK, ca. 1990.

  • A Call for EU Guidelines on the Prescribing of Benzodiazepines, Barry Haslam, February, 2004.

  • Report of the Benzodiazepine Committee, Department of Health and Children, Ireland, August 2002 (PDF File).

  • Benzodiazepines: United Nations Economic and Social Council Commission on Narcotic Drugs, March 20-29, 2001.

  • Benzodiazepines: The Management of Dependence and Withdrawal, UK Department of Health, 1999.

  • Benzodiazepines - Use & Abuse, New Zealand Dept of Health, 1989.

  • Benzodiazepines: Dependence & Withdrawal Symptoms, Committee on Safety of Medicines, January 1988.

  • Guidelines governing the Prescription of Benzodiazepines around the World.

  • Guidelines for the Prescription of Benzodiazepines in Norway, September 14, 2001.

  • Benzodiazepine Guidelines in Ireland.

  • Treatment of benzodiazepine dependence, K. Jean Lennane, FRACP, DPM, 1986.

  • Withdrawal Reactions from Benzodiazepines, Peter R. Breggin, M.D., 2002.

  • Brain-Disabling Effects of Benzodiazepines, Peter R. Breggin, M.D.

  • Excerpts from Toxic Psychiatry, Chapter 11, Peter R. Breggin, M.D.

  • Xanax - Approved for Panic Disorder, Peter R. Breggin M.D., Toxic Psychiatry, Chapter 11.

  • Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndromes, A. Khan, P. Joyce, A. V. Jones, New Zealand, 1980.

  • Side-Effects of Librium, 1960, Drs I.M. Ingram, Gerald C. Timbury.

  • Withdrawal Reactions from Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Leo E. Hollister, Francis P. Motzenbecker & Roger O. Dean, 1961.

  • Menstrual Irregularities Associated with the Use of Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), M. James Whitelaw, MD, 1961.

  • Benzodiazepines - how it all started. The Librium Story · Librium: how it was almost not discovered · Dr Leo H Sternbach

  • Valium by Carol Brennan.

  • Increase in Suicidal Thoughts and Tendencies: Association with Diazepam Therapy, Hewitt F. Ryan, MD; F. Bruce Merritt, MD; George E. Scott, MD; Richard Krebs, MD; and Betty L. Thompson, R.N., JAMA, March 25, 1968.

  • Professor M H Lader: Curriculum Vitae & Quotations.

  • Dependence on tranquillisers and antidepressants, Professor M H Lader, 1999.

  • Benefits and risks of benzodiazepines in anxiety and insomnia, Professor M H Lader.

  • Protracted Tinnitus after Discontinuation of Long-Term Therapeutic Use of Benzodiazepines, Usoa Busto PharmD et al, 1988.

  • Alprazolam-Induced Panic Disorder, Anjum Bashir, MD, and Conrad Swartz, PhD, MD, American Board of Family Practice, 2002.

  • Discontinuation of Alprazolam Treatment in Panic Patients, 1987.

  • Quotations: Medical References on Benzodiazepines, Adverse Effects and Risks.

  • Benzodiazepine Dependence Self-Report Questionnaire developed by Dr CC Kan, MD, PhD, Nijmegen, Netherlands: English Version · Dutch Version.

  • Abstracts from the Medical Literature.

  • More Quotes.

  • Benzodiazepines and their effects, Professor Ian Hindmarch, January, 1997.

  • Benzodiazepine Dependence, Dr Andrew Byrne, 1997.

  • Risk of Suicide Attempts after Benzodiazepine and/or Antidepressant Use, C. Ineke Neutel, PhD, Scott B. Patten, MD, PhD, Elsevier Science Inc., 1997.

  • Benzodiazepines: the end of a dream, Dr Andrew Byrne, 1994.

  • Reducing the use of benzodiazepines in general practice, J W Tiller, July 2, 1994.

  • Protracted Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome Mimicking Psychotic Depression, Jack G. Modell, MD.

  • Benzodiazepine Prescribing, International Drug Therapy Newsletter, December 1989.

  • Tranquilliser Hell by Dr Trisha Macnair, March 2000.

  • Detoxification from Benzodiazepines: Schedules and Strategies, University of Iowa Health Care, Virtual Hospital.

  • ASAM Detoxification: Principles and Protocols.

  • George Bush: The Halcyon Years, Bruce Bethke, 1992 & 2000.

  • European Court Upholds UK Ban on Halcion, BMJ, February 13, 1999.

  • Memo Suggests Upjohn Concealed Halcion Side Effects, BMJ, March 12, 1994.

  • Halcion is Too Dangerous to Use, Public Citizen, November 17, 1997.

  • Halcion: An Independent Assessment of Safety & Efficacy Data, 1997. Read the Whole Book Here for Free.

  • New Report Criticises Upjohn Over Halcion, BMJ, May 21, 1994.

  • Physical Dependence on Zopiclone: Case Reports, BMJ, January 10, 1998.

  • Abuse and Therapeutic Use of Benzodiazepines and Benzodiazepine-Like Drugs, James H. Woods, Jonathan L. Katz, and Gail Winger.

  • Benzodiazepines on trial, Peter J Tyrer, BMJ, April 14, 1984.

  • Dr Vernon Coleman.

  • A Doctor's Dilemma, Dr Margot Nelson-Owen, British Medical Journal, Volume 315, August 30, 1997.

  • Anxiety and Insomnia, UK Mental Health Publication, 1990s.

  • Benzodiazepines, Dr. Sarah Andreae-Jones MB, BS.

  • Benzodiazepine Toxicity, Dr. Robin Mantooth, MD.


  • MORE BENZO & OTHER ARTICLES & LINKS

  • Heath Ledger and Prescription Drugs, YouTube Video, January 29, 2008.

  • Beat The Benzos Campaign Index Page.

  • Benzodiazepine Awareness Network International.

  • A Series of Benzodiazepine Articles, by Liz Wood, VOT, (Victims of Tranquillisers), UK.

  • Benzodiazepines & Therapies, The Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction (CITA), Liverpool, England.

  • The relevance of mind altering drugs to the counselling process, Pam Armstrong, The Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction (CITA), Liverpool, England.

  • Aggression, Violence & Benzodiazepines.

  • What about the victims of medical error? (Letter to BMJ), Gurli Bagnall, Patients' Rights Campaigner, 6 August 2001.

  • It's time to look the facts in the face, Gurli Bagnall, Patients' Rights Campaigner, 22 April 2001. [Reply to an article by Gavin Yamey in the BMJ (British Medical Journal), March 24, 2001.]

  • Benzodiazepines. Website of the week. Read Gavin Yamey's BMJ article and more replies.

  • High Anxiety, Consumer Reports Magazine, January 1993.

  • Xanax – A Voyage Into The Twilight Zone by Max Ricketts.

  • Xanax Does Not Cure Anxiety by Max Ricketts.

  • Halcion – The Nightmare Drug by Max Ricketts.

  • Benzodiazepines – Time For Action And Accountability, Joan E. Gadsby.

  • Benzodiazepine Tranquilizers: Therapeutically effective, but also addicting. Eric Golanty, Ph.D, of thehealthchannel.com.

  • Stevie Nicks & Klonopin.

  • Dr Ray Baker's Comments on the Benzo FAQ.

  • Dr Ray Baker's Article on Addiction: Benzodiazepines in Particular.

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Librax.

  • International Foundation for Benzodiazepine Research, Re-Education and Recovery.

  • Renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Loren Mosher Resigns From The American Psychiatric Asociation in Disgust.

  • Warnings: Klonopin (clonazepam) & all benzos.

  • Anxiety and depression are overdiagnosed, Dr Vernon Coleman.

  • Judge E Bertelsmann – Biography.

  • New Trends in Drug Promotion by Barbara Mintzes, Health Action International, 1998.

  • What they don't tell you about prescription drugs, Good Housekeeping, May 2002.

  • Pill Pushers, Drug Dealers, Andrew Chetley looks at the crazy world of the drug industry.

  • The drug pushers, The Guardian, April 11, 2002.

  • Drug Firms Still Lavish Pricey Gifts on Doctors.

  • Under the influence. Drug companies spend billions, showering gifts on doctors, to persuade them to prescribe new medicines, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 9, 2002.

  • Praise for experts who break ranks, Oldham Chronicle, February 14, 2002.

  • Brainwashed: Mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, right? Wrong, says Craig Newnes, The Guardian, January 10, 2002.

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