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Tag: benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome

The REST Project Support Service for BZD and Sleeping Tablet Dependence: Lucy’s Story

Wayne DouglasJuly 10, 2018

This picture hangs in the room where REST’s peer-support group meets weekly. It is a collaboration between two group members, Tim (poem) and Mark (illustration).

As a service user of the REST project at Mind in Camden, I want to celebrate World Benzodiazepine Day 2018 by...

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Family and Friends: This One’s For You

Wayne DouglasJuly 10, 20175 Comments

Dear Family & Friends,

There are a few things those of us experiencing benzodiazepine (BZD)-induced neurological injury and illness would like to share with you. If it wasn't so important for you to understand, we wouldn't be asking you to take the time to read and consider this plea for understanding.

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Is Xanax Really the Bad Guy?

Wayne DouglasJune 20, 20172 Comments

by Jocelyn Pederson

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Juliet proclaims.  However, if Juliet had been born today she might have said: “Xanax by any other name is still Xanax”.  This concept, unfortunately, seems to elude legislators, the media and...

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