ARE DOCTORS PRESCRIBING DRUGS WHICH ARE
HARDER TO WITHDRAW FROM THAN HEROIN ?
ARE THEIR PATIENTS INFORMED OF THE CONSEQUENCES ?
Mis-prescription of benzodiazepines ( tranquillizers ) continues to affect millions of people worldwide. Between 5% to 15% of the world's population are chronic users of this dangerous class of drugs listed as drugs of “dependence” by the World Health Organisation and the British Medical Journal as early as the 60s.
Hopefully this web site will help educate the public of the ongoing controversy and aid in the making of informed decisions regarding the advisability of using these drugs for more than a week or two for the common conditions of anxiety and insomnia.
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