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When COVID Meets BIND: How Does Long COVID Affect Benzo Withdrawal?
What happens when COVID meets BIND? What happens when someone in protracted benzodiazepine withdrawal gets long COVID? Does it set off a...

D E Foster
Mar 12, 2023
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COVID and Benzos: Immunity, Vaccines, Symptoms
Is COVID more dangerous if you are on benzos? What if you are in withdrawal? What about the vaccine? Will it elevate my symptoms? In...

D E Foster
Apr 28, 2021
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What’s New in the Benzo Community: Stories, Events, and Advocacy
What’s been going on in the benzo community lately? Any progress on awareness, education, legislation, support? Any upcoming events? Any...

D E Foster
Apr 9, 2021
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Anxiety, Benzos, and a Virus
Take a damaged nervous system from benzo dependence and withdrawal, mix in a worldwide viral outbreak, and you have the recipe for...

D E Foster
Mar 18, 2020
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60 Years of Benzos: A Brief Walk through History
On February 24th, 1960, the very first benzodiazepine was approved in the U.S. 60 years later, they are still some of the most popular...

D E Foster
Feb 18, 2020
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A Look Back: The First 25 Episodes
The Benzo Free Podcast has reached 25 episodes. Join us in a look back at the science, statistics, interviews, questions, comments,...

D E Foster
Jul 3, 2019
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The Dangers of Benzodiazepine Use in the Elderly
More senior citizens take benzos than any other age group. And yet, they are also the group most at-risk for complications. What are the...

D E Foster
Apr 24, 2019
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Conversation with a Caregiver
The underappreciated angels of the benzo community are the caregivers. What’s it like to take care of someone going through benzo...

D E Foster
Apr 3, 2019
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