Luke Montagu interviewed by Dr Peter Breggin
https://drpeterbregginshow.podbean.com/e/the-dr-peter-breggin-hour-–-061417/
Useful background information about benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine withdrawal
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine_withdrawal
The Ashton manual, produced by Professor Heather Ashton, University of Newcastle
http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/
Benzobuddies support forum
http://www.benzobuddies.org/forum/index.php?action=profile
Centre for Evidence-Based Psychiatry
Rosalind, a fellow sufferer, recently recovered after 40 years on nitrazepam. She is campaigning against benzodiazepines.
All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence (UK)
TV Programmes
These video clips of a TV Documentary made a big impression on me. First of all the suffering of those featured is evident for all to see and the fact that this documentary was broadcast almost 30 years ago.
dangers of benzodiazapenes part 1: http://youtu.be/q2iZQ9tVSAU
dangers of benzodiazepnies part 2: http://youtu.be/OWHKri71qaE
addiction to Ativan, Cook Report 1988. Roger Cook confronts drug company boss on golf course and is threatened with death. Company boss says “good” when accused of creating thousands of drug “addicts”.
BOOKS
Books questioning the scientific basis of psychiatry, the role of the drug companies and the American Medical Association
Anatomy of an Epidemic
Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America
Robert Whitaker, 2011
The Bitterest Pills: The Troubling Story of Antipsychotic Drugs
Dr Joanna Moncrieff, 2013
Deadly Medicines and Organized Crime: How Big Pharma has corrupted Healthcare
Peter Gotzsche, 2013
Depression Delusion Dr Terry Lynch, 2015
Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications Peter Breggin, 2008
Medication Madness: The Role of Psychiatric Drugs in Violence, Suicide, and Crime Peter Breggin, 2009
Psychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions Robert Whitaker and Lisa Cosgrove, 2015
Toxic Psychiatry. Drugs and ECT Therapy: The Truth and The Better Alternatives Peter Breggin, 1993
Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry – A Doctor’s Revelations about a Profession in Crisis Daniel J. Carla, 2010
“How to withdraw” books and personal stories of withdrawal
The Benzo Book: Getting Safely off Tranquillisers
Jack Hobson-Dupont, 2012
Author’s website
http://www.thebenzobook.com
Beyond Benzos: Benzo Addiction, Benzo Withdrawal and Long-Term Recovery from Benzodiazepines Taite Adams, 2015
This book is available for free via Amazon.
Death Grip: A climber’s escape from benzo madness
Matt Samet, 2013
Free to be Me: A story of sadness and tragedy but also of laughter and humour Fiona H French, 2015
From Fear to Freedom: A Story of Addiction, Misdiagnosis, Survival, Hope and Healing Don Killian, 2015
I’m Dancing As Fast As I Can Barbara Gordon, 2011
Klonopin Withdrawals and Howling Dogs: Maybe it was God
Audrey Anne Wagner, 2014
Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and Their Families Peter Bergen, 2012
Recovery and Renewal: Your Essential Guide to Overcoming Dependency and
Withdrawal from Sleeping Pills, Other “Benzo” Tranquillisers and Anti Depressants Baylissa Frederick, 2014
Worse than Heroin E. Rober Mercer, 2008
Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and why to stop taking psychiatric medications Peter Breggin and David Cohen, 2007
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