News Articles

The Daily Mail, UK Nov 2022

More recognition today in the Daily Mail for Benzo victims…..

The NICE guidelines for doctors here are informed by the Ashton Manual but doctors rarely follow these.

How only helpline for victims of prescription pills faces closure

I’m not sure why it says the only helpline as we do also have what was formally known as BAT and now Postscript 360.

Oct. 19th 2021

Daily Mail, UK

"NHS is wasting up to £568m a year on pointless pills as thousands of patients are given medication they don't need, study shows"

Turned Into Drug Addicts by Their Doctors....Daily Mail

September 2017

"The people driven to the brink of suicide - by pills designed to treat depression"

Betrayed by Doctors....Fiona French’s Story

May 2017

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4531548/Betrayed-doctors-turned-DRUG-ADDICTS.html

Tranquilliser Trap, The Pain of Pill Addiction. The Irish Examiner

July 21 2017

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandlife/tranquilliser-trap-the-pain-of-pill-addiction-455251.html

250,000 Lives Ruined, Daily Mail article.

Nov 8 2016

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3915114/Why-250-000-lives-ruined-mother-s-little-helpers-Doctors-finally-admit-patients-hooked-tranquilisers.html

Prescription Drug Addicts Should Have 24 Hour Helpline, Doctors' Urge

Oct 23 2016

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3863924/BMA-urges-helpline-patients-addicted-prescription-drugs.html

Excellent documentary on Benzos and their Withdrawal

Click here to watch The Benzodiazepine Medical Disaster documentary.

Prescription Pills, Britain's Biggest Killer

Sept 15 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3234334/Prescription-pills-Britain-s-biggest-killer-effects-drugs-taken-insomnia-anxiety-kill-thousands-doctors-hand-like-Smarties.html

Luke Montagu wins Benzo Payout

July 18 2015

Please scroll down for his full story in the Times magazine.

http://cepuk.org/2015/07/18/rapid-withdrawal-misprescribing-benzodiazepine-leads-1-35m-settlement-luke-montagu-cep-co-founder/

Co Pilot, Andreas Lubitz on Anti Anxiety Drug

How sad this article is. The pilot was on Lorazepam. April 2 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3022650/Andreas-Lubitz-anti-anxiety-drug-strong-doctors-point-increased-risk-suicide.html

Treating Distress Without Prescription Drugs

March 29 2015

http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/treating-distress-withoutnbspprescription-drugs-320716.html

The Deadliest Prescription Drug in America

Feb. 9 2015

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/deadliest-prescription-drug-americ

GPs warned to steer clear of the tranquilliser trap

Jan. 16 2013

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article3658781.ece

Sleeping Pills Taken by Millions Linked to Alzeimer's

Sept. 10 2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2750042/Prescription-sleeping-pills-taken-one-million-Britons-raise-chance-developing-Alzheimer-s-50.html

Dementia Risk Among the Elderly from Benzodiazepine Drugs

Sept 28 2013

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/antianxiety-drug-benzodiazepine-raises-elderly-dementia-risk-8189176.html

The Tranquilliser Trap

Sept. 16 2014

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effects/201210/the-tranquilizer-trap

Doctor's Orders Ruined Our Lives

Oct 6 2012

http://www.appgita.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Times-October-6-2012-1.pdf

Drugs Linked to Brain Damage 30 Years Ago

Nov. 7 2010

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/drugs-linked-to-brain-damage-30-years-ago-2127504.html

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