The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants updated boxed warnings on benzodiazepines to reflect the "serious" risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, and withdrawal reactions ...

Virginia Currents features the dangers of the not-so publicized addiction to benzos. An addiction specialist from the The VA Center for Addiction Medicine in Richmond shares an eye-opening look at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced that manufacturers of benzodiazepines will be required to update their boxed warning to list ...

ORLANDO, Florida ― Two medications used to help treat benzodiazepine dependence appear to have comparable efficacy but differing advantages and disadvantages, a new pilot study shows. Results of a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new labeling changes for benzodiazepines, warning users of potential abuse, misuse and addiction, according to a Sept. 23 press release. The boxed ...

First, let me be clear: I am not an authority on addiction, benzodiazepines or Whitney Houston. But the media coverage surrounding the Xanax, a benzodiazepine, found in Whitney Houston's hotel room ...

When my primary care doctor prescribed Klonopin to treat my severe anxiety in the months before and after major surgery in December 2021, I had no idea that getting off the drug later - as well as the ...

I got the call every addiction doctor dreads: A patient of mine nearly overdosed. He had a long history of addiction, starting with opioid pain pills in his teens after a sports injury and progressing ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

Sobriety may be trending online, but for model and influencer Forrest Smith, it’s been a deeply personal and non-linear ...