Benzos – The Schreiber Research Group

Benzodiazepines

Resources and Training Materials for Benzodiazepine Injury

Benzodiazepine Peer Recovery Support Specialist Training Course

Benzodiazepine Action Work Group (BAWG) Resources

Publications

Reid Finlayson, A. J., Macoubrie, J., Huff, C., Foster, D. E., & Martin, P. R. (2022). Experiences with benzodiazepine use, tapering, and discontinuation: an Internet survey. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 12, 20451253221082386.

Huff C, Finlayson AJR, Foster DE, Martin PR. Enduring neurological sequelae of benzodiazepine use: an Internet survey. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. 2023;13.

Silvernail CM, Wright SL. Surviving Benzodiazepines: A Patient's and Clinician's Perspectives. Adv Ther. 2022 May;39(5):1871-1880. doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02055-y. Epub 2022 Mar 3. PMID: 35239167; PMCID: PMC9056465.

Lynch, T., Ryan, C., Bradley, C., Foster, D., Huff, C., Hutchinson, S., ... & Cadogan, C. (2022). Supporting safe and gradual reduction of long‐term benzodiazepine receptor agonist use: Development of the SAFEGUARDING‐BZRAs toolkit using a codesign approach. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1904-1918.

Wright SL. Limited Utility for Benzodiazepines in Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther. 2020 Jun;37(6):2604-2619.

Lane, C. Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Tied to Serious Long-Term Harms. The findings of a large survey support the FDA’s “boxed warning” from 2020. Psychology Today, May 12, 2022.

Community Partners

Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices

Easing Anxiety (Home of the Benzo Free Podcast)

Benzo Warrior

Benzodiazepine Information Coalition

Past Events

Medicating Normal

The Benzodiazepine Action Work Group of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention hosted a screening of Medicating Normal followed by a post-screening panel discussion/Q&A on April 10,2021

Benzodiazepine Prescribing and Tapering

Play Video

Play Video