OTHER BZ ORGS

Please note that W-BAD is not affiliated with any of the following organizations, nor are they affiliated with W-BAD. They are listed here for educational and awareness purposes, where individuals interested in iatrogenic benzodiazepine dependency and withdrawal can acquire more information.

 

The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices

https://benzoreform.org

The Alliance for  Benzodiazepine Best Practices is a non-profit 503(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation formed in the state of Oregon.  It is composed of a board of directors and an advisory board. Our mission is to make evidence-based improvements to prescriptive practices for benzodiazepines and Z-drugs. The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices’ primary objective is to significantly reduce the number of benzodiazepine withdrawal sufferers by reducing the number of benzodiazepine and Z-drug prescriptions written. Our focus is to illustrate the problems associated with benzodiazepines, illuminate alternatives to their use, and provide tools for clinicians to assist benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome sufferers. A secondary, complementary objective is to develop, educate, and help promote best practices in benzodiazepine prescribing and problem management.

 

 

Benzodiazepine Information Coalition (BIC)

http://www.benzoinfo.com

Founded in 2016 out of Midvale, UT, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s mission is educating about the potential adverse effects of benzodiazepines taken as prescribed. This 501(c)3 non-profit organization is comprised of physicians, psychologists, pharmacists, and patients—engaging the public, media, medical community, and lawmakers in an effort to raise awareness about the dangers associated with benzodiazepines. The Coalition is particularly interested in the harmful effects of the drug on patients who have taken it exactly as prescribed.