The dangerous side of popular sleep and anxiety drugs like Xanax and Lorazepam
If you've been HBO’s new season of White Lotus, then you've seen Parker Posey’s character Victoria Ratliff popping a steady ...
Don’t Underestimate the Risks of Benzodiazepines
Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular TV ...
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Harvard doctor reveals unexpected prescription drugs linked to ALZHEIMER’S
Dr Joshua Helman, an emergency medicine physician based in Florida, said taking three kinds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs in high doses for prolonged periods may lead to brain damage ...
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'White Lotus' Characters Pop Lorazepam Pills, Highlighting Risks of the Drug
In Season 3 of the HBO series "The White Lotus," some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for ...
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Generation Xanax: The Dark Side of America’s Wonder Drug
Two years after she started taking Xanax, Dana Bare began having panic attacks like never before. Her memory started slipping. Her husband had to remind her how to make a sandwich. Bare’s ...
Concerns increase around adverse effects of benzodiazepines, WSJ says
Over the past six decades, hundreds of millions of people have taken Xanax or one of its relatives in the benzodiazepine family for a range of ...
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Health unit warns of rise in drug poisonings with unknown cause
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is warning of a rise in drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions to substances ...
Study: Medicaid expansion does not lead to increase in non-prescribed drug use
A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or ...