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How much do you know about benzos? About withdrawal? About anxiety and insomnia? Want to test that knowledge? Well, this is the place. It’s time to lighten the mood a bit and have some fun. Welcome to our first-ever Benzo Trivia episode.
In today’s episode of the podcast, we ask the questions, and you provide the answers. I provide a series of questions in five separate categories related to benzos, allow you time to answer, and then provide the answers with a little background on each. I hope you enjoy it.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction 06:18 BENZO TRIVIA – Intro 08:49 Benzos, the Drug 16:50 Anxiety, Insomnia, and Benzos 21:30 The Benzo Community 24:51 Benzo Withdrawal 33:15 True or False: Rapid Fire 39:28 Closing
Resources
The following resource links are provided as a courtesy to our listeners. They do not constitute an endorsement by Easing Anxiety of the resource or any recommendations or advice provided therein. .
FEATURE – BENZO TRIVIA
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Ashton, C. Heather. “Benzodiazepines: The Still Unfinished Story.” (Speech at Beat the Benzos Launch Conference, Croyden, London, England). https://www.benzo.org.uk/ashspeech.htm.
Bachhuber, Marcus A., Sean Hennessy, Chinazo O. Cunningham and Joanna L. Starrels. “Increasing Benzodiazepine Prescriptions and Overdose Mortality in the United States, 1996-2013.” American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) (April 2016). Accessed April 7, 2018. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303061.
Bowden, John. “CIA considered use of anti-anxiety drug in terror suspect interrogations: report.” The Hill. November 13, 2018. Accessed November 14, 2018. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/416485-cia-considered-potential-truth-serum-for-terror-suspects.
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Foster, D E. “Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal.” Erie, CO: Denim Mountain Press, 2018. https://easinganxiety.com/book.
Frances, Allen. “Yes, Benzos Are Bad for You.” Pro Talk: A Rehabs.com Community, June 10, 2016. Accessed October 13, 2016. https://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/yes-benzos-are-bad-for-you/.
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Porter, Mark, “Addicted to Sleeping Pills? Try This Instead,” The Sunday Times, October 25, 2016, accessed March 4, 2017, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dr-mark-porter-how-to-avoid-sleeping-tablet-addiction-shsrnpwsm.
Riechmann, Deb. “CIA considered potential truth serum for terror suspects.” Associated Press. November 13, 2018. Accessed November 14, 2018. https://apnews.com/e4bc055b4fee4e0d9f47ab14adc2c173.
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