Life Sentence: Life Behind the Bars of the Mental Health System

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The minute you sit down in the chair in a mental health professional's office, you’re no longer seen as a person. The mental health system is incapable of seeing past the solid wall of your current label. Their only cure is drugs. "First Do No Harm" are powerful words. It’s unfortunate they don’t apply to psychiatry.

Black Truth: Medicated in America

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Follow the explosive page-turning story of Mark Black and his family from Oklahoma who in the 1970s, were thrust into a harsh world of...

A Massachusetts Benzo Bill That Mandates Informed Consent

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H. 3594 would require pharmacists to distribute pamphlets containing information on benzodiazepine misuse and abuse, risk of dependency and addiction, handling and addiction treatment resources. This would be a major legislative response to the prescribing patterns for these drugs today.

Learning About Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal

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We held the first course ever on psychiatric drug withdrawal on 12 June 2017 in Copenhagen. The course was open to patients, relatives, psychologists, doctors and other social and healthcare workers, and 77 people participated.
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Disinhibited

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The party would continue for a time, but an inevitable crash ensued. I left my family, was fired from my job for uncontrollably screaming at my boss, and gambled away whatever money I had left in the stock market. A debilitating depression soon began, of a magnitude I could not previously have imagined. I had lost everyone and everything in my life.

Recovering from Psychiatry

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Recovering from Psychiatry is a website created by psychiatric survivor Laura Delano for those who believe in or want to explore life beyond psychiatric labels and...

The Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry

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The Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry (CEP) exists to communicate evidence of the potentially harmful effects of psychiatric drugs to the people and institutions in the UK...

benzo.org.uk

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benzo.org.uk is a website dedicated to sufferers of iatrogenic benzodiazepine tranquilliser addiction. Launched on July 6th, 2000, the site consists of articles, information, expert medical...

Beating Benzos

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Beating Benzos is a website created by a benzodiazepine survivor to provide information, help, and encouragement for those who have been prescribed benzodiazepine drugs and...

Battle Against Tranquillisers

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Battle Against Tranquillisers is an organization created to lessen the harm caused by benzodiazepine and Z drug tranquillisers and sleeping pills. The organization's stated aims...

A Traumatic History: A Unique Look at PTSD and the Dangers of Antidepressants

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A Traumatic History: A Unique Look at PTSD and the Dangers of Antidepressants is a memoir by Barclay Neel about his experience with and recovery...

Replacing Pain with Pain: Hazards of Antidepressant Use for Chronic Pain Relief

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The paradox of relieving chronic pain with an antidepressant (and a new set of symptoms).

BenzoBookReview.com

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BenzoBookReview.com provides a list of books on benzodiazepine withdrawal, including both memoirs and guide books, along with reviews and summaries of each book. All of...

Addiction by Prescription: One Woman’s Triumph and Fight for Change

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"In 1966, when Joan Gadsby's four-rear-old son died of brain cancer, her doctor prescribed a 'chemical cocktail' of sleeping pills and anti-depressants. It was...

Free Yourself from Tranquilizers and Sleeping Pills: A Natural Approach

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"Providing an upbeat and natural approach to overcoming one of the most widespread forms of drug dependency, this book is a step-by-step guide to...

Beyond the Barrier

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Beyond the Barrier is a memoir by Felicity Bielovich that recounts her journey from sanity into the agonizing depths of depression as a result of...

The Judas Window

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"The Judas Window is a story about the devastating consequences of prescription drug abuse - a story of enormous significance to the thousands of people everywhere who...

Facebook Group: Gabapentin Awareness

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Gabapentin Awareness is a Facebook community for people who want to learn about the adverse effects and withdrawal effects of Gabapentin. The group provides educational...

The Antidepressant Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, and “Addiction”

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The Antidepressant Solution: A Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Overcoming Antidepressant Withdrawal, Dependence, and "Addiction" is a withdrawal guide specifically written for people coming off...

Seroxat Secrets

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Seroxat Secrets provides educational information on the history of Seroxat, potential adverse effects of Seroxat, and withdrawal resources specifically for Seroxat. The website was developed...

Benzo Junkie

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Benzo Junkie is a memoir by Beatrice Faust. “Over half a million people are addicted to benzodiazepine tranquillisers and sleeping pills in Australia alone....

Alive and Kicking

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Alive and Kicking is a memoir by Peter Ritson, a co-founder of the nonprofit organization CITA (Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction) in England. The book...

Psychiatric Medication Awareness Group

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The Psychiatric Medication Awareness Group (PMAG) is a small group of British Columbia citizens concerned about the increasing use of psychiatric drugs in B.C. and Canada,...

Council for Information on Tranquillisers, Antidepressants, and Painkillers

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CITA, the Council for Information on Tranquillisers, Antidepressants, and Painkillers, was a charitable organization established in 1987 to provide support and information for individuals,...

Back to Life: The Great Escape from Tranquilliser Addiction

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Back to Life: The Great Escape from Tranquilliser Addiction is a book that brings together thoughts, feelings, ideas, and experiences related to the problem of...