The Future of BIC & Memorializing Christy Huff
We held an emergency meeting as a Board and decided to continue our mission as an organization. We know Christy Huff would want this, and we believe we’ve made too much progress to stop. We…
We held an emergency meeting as a Board and decided to continue our mission as an organization. We know Christy Huff would want this, and we believe we’ve made too much progress to stop. We…
We are devastated to share that on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, we were informed of the passing of our friend, colleague, and Medical Director, Christy Huff, M.D. Many of you know her for her fierce…
We are grateful for the opportunity to educate about benzodiazepines at the Eastern Virginia Medical School’s Physician Assistant Program event! On February 15, 2024, Dr. Michael Bohan, a physician from our Medical Advisory Board, took…
About Radio-Canada’s EnquĂŞte presents Cauchemar Sur Ordonnance (Season 17, Epsiode 17) The latest episode’s title translates to Prescription Nightmare in French. It delves into benzodiazepine overprescription and its harmful consequences. In this episode, we hear from Nicole…
Martha shares her story of benzodiazepine harm and healing for our #BenzoStories series. #BenzoStories is a series by our nonprofit, Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, sharing powerful stories of patient harm associated with prescribed benzodiazepines. To stay…
A content analysis of free-text responses to a questionnaire on discontinuing long-term benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) Use A group of researchers, including Benzodiazepine Information Coalition’s Medical Director, Dr. Christy Huff, along with Tom Lynch, CristĂn…
Two New Research Opportunities Two new research teams are seeking patients impacted by benzodiazepines to discuss their experiences. Both teams are conducting short surveys. If you have taken a benzodiazepine, please consider helping them by…
The first edition of The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids, and Z-drugs is now available! Authored by Mark Horowitz, a Clinical Research Fellow and training psychiatrist with specialized knowledge in deprescribing, along with David Taylor, a Professor of…