Benzo.org.uk Website Review

THE RESOURCE SITE FOR INVOLUNTARY BENZODIAZEPINE TRANQUILLISER ADDICTION, WITHDRAWAL & RECOVERY. BENZO.ORG.UK is dedicated to sufferers of iatrogenic benzodiazepine tranquilliser addiction. Launched on July 6, 2000, this web site has always been a work in progress consisting of articles, information, expert medical docu*ents, news stories and personal accounts. You can For the best and most comprehensive information on benzodiazepine withdrawal you are encouraged to read: Benzodiazepines: How they Work as*ociated with any organisation or support group so cannot endorse any advice that you might receive. In the UK and interested in taking legal action against your prescriber? Contact Miss Caroline Moore, Medical Solicitors IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any information given on this site should not be substituted for the advice of a physician who is well-informed about benzodiazepine addiction and withdrawal. All information given here is therefore to be followed at your own risk. Abrupt cessation of benzodiazepines may be very dangerous. Always consult your prescriber if you are considering making any changes. See Medical Disclaimer area. He is right to say that this is a terrible affliction; these people are not drug addicts but they have become hooked on repeat prescriptions of tranquillisers. The Minister for Public Health is very happy to discuss this issue with him and, as he says, make sure being sued...they are being picked off one by one and the size of damages being paid will force the medical defence unions to issue further warnings. This is an ongoing problem which has not been addressed by the medical profession, but is at last being addressed by is from heroin. It just seems that the dependency is so ingrained and the withdrawal symptoms you get are so intolerable that people have a great deal of problem coming off. The other aspect is that with heroin, usually the withdrawal is over within a week or so. With benzodiazepines, a proportion of patients go on to long term withdrawal and they have very unpleasant symptoms for month after