"Escaping the Benzo Trap", June 2020, DDN cover article

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Drink and Drug News, June 2020 Cover article: 

"Escaping the Benzo Trap:  Let's Improve our Understanding of Benzodiazepines to Save Lives"

 

https://view.joomag.com/drink-and-drugs-news-ddn-june-2020/0439878001591001040?short&

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Very good, Koko Lee! I've never heard of the author - word is getting out!

 

Here's a larger copy if anyone needs it: https://drinkanddrugsnews.com/the-benzo-trap/

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Thanks, Terry38!

 

TBH, I hesitated to post the article.  It seems as though prescription benzo patients are already stigmatized as closet recreational users and have trouble being taken seriously by the medical community.  So I was unsure how the article would be received here.   

 

At the same time, illicit benzos are often the Real McCoy--not necessarily something cooked up in a basement.  They shouldn't be accessible without a prescription--or even, in my opinion, with a prescription to the extent that they are. 

 

Benzos are a cruel mistress, whether you're a white collar professional, a high school student or a homeless bag lady.  But as difficult as they are to quit for a person with resources and support, they are that much deadlier for someone who is already barely surviving.