BENZODIAZEPINE INFORMATION COALITION

We partnered with the Colorado Consortium to form the Benzodiazepine Action Work Group. Through this group, we develop programs and further awareness in the state of Colorado.

Our website provides educational information to millions worldwide. We also maintain a blog filled with original content, along with our Benzo Bulletin of interesting articles and the latest research about benzodiazepines. With millions of hits, we’ve provided valuable information to patients, providers and the public alike. Our blog can be found here.

We advocate for an accurate benzodiazepine informed consent process to be implemented at the time of prescription and cessation. See our Informed Consent for more information. Members of our organization have testified in legislative efforts in support of informed consent. Some testimony is available on our YouTube.

An initiative to correct inaccurate addiction terminology in the media and medical community.

We speak about prescribed benzodiazepine harm and related topics in the media, including print, video, podcast, and in a professional capacity at various events and conferences. To see some of our work visit Media Outreach and Professional Speaking. A playlist of some of our podcasts is available on Spotify.

We are collaborating on several research projects, including a study on developing a toolkit for safely deprescribing benzos, and a series of papers reporting results from a benzodiazepine patient experience survey. Our past research can be viewed on Research and Publications.

We developed our own literature regarding safe benzodiazepine deprescribing and speak regularly about the importance of safer cessation. See resources and our impact for more information.

We educate on various social media platforms about prescribed benzodiazepine harm. Our social media outreach program has provided information to millions.