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