Benzodiazepines are depressant or sedative ... Street names include forget-me pill, circles, and Wolfies. But one person may give another person the drug without them realizing it, then carry ...

One pill at night offered her some relief ... Xanax is part of a class of drugs called benzodiazepines, sometimes called "benzos" for short. Benzodiazepines are sedatives used primarily to ...

Federal authorities arrested five people Tuesday in connection with a “pill mill” that allegedly sold narcotics prescriptions at an L.A. clinic and supplied illegally-obtained prescription ...

Gebert recommended the Department of Health “urgently” introduce pill testing and referenced data from Scotland where novel benzodiazepines were also being linked to a rising numbers of deaths.

That’s “how the evidence supports their use.” D. Maust, L. Lin and F. Blow. Benzodiazepine use and misuse among adults in the United States. Psychiatric Services. Published online December ...

Benzodiazepines like Xanax are contributing to opioid overdoses. It happened to me. Share on Pinterest How we see the world shapes who we choose to be — and sharing compelling experiences can ...

Benzodiazepines have a wide range of uses and are commonly prescribed for anxiety, epilepsy, muscle spasm, and insomnia. They are also frequently used in palliative care, as a sedative ...

If you’re 65 years or older, chances are, you reach for a little pill. According to the Department of Health, the use of benzodiazepine medication by the over-65s in Ireland is the highest in ...

In social media groups and websites such as BenzoBuddies, people like Ms. Hedges say they have become physically dependent on benzodiazepines. Many then get cut off from their medication or taper ...