Tranquilliser Recovery in New Zealand

TRANX is a community based alcohol and other drug treatment service that specialises primarily in benzodiazepines (benzo) addiction/dependence. It provides counselling, support, education, information and individual reduction programmes for people with benzodiazepine addiction/dependence.

Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Syndrome information site by Betty Foote.

A Withdrawal Success Story

The International Coalition for Drug Awareness  is a private, non-profit group of physicians, researchers, journalists and concerned citizens whose  primary focus is to address the world's most pervasive and subtle drug problem—prescription drugs.

The Protracted Benzo Support Group a Yahoo support group for those who are having significant withdrawal symptoms 18 months after stopping benzo completely.

Benzodiazepine and Z-Drug Withdrawal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) from the National Health Service (UK)  provides an up-to-date source of clinical knowledge that can help healthcare professionals and patients in managing the common conditions generally seen in primary and first-contact care. The knowledge is practical and reliable, supporting safe and effective clinical practice.

A Wikipedia overview of benzodiazepines.

Sequoia Psychotherapy Center "The Sequoia Psychotherapy Center (SPC) is a psychological treatment facility that emphasizes a philosophy. All human beings are prone to grow emotionally, socially, and spiritually throughout life. SPC is one of only a few programs of its kind that is dedicated to and specializes in drug free treatment. Therapists at SPC are committed to respecting the dignity and autonomy of the person above all other concerns. Human beings are innately designed to heal from their suffering; even grow from it." Mark D. Popper, Ph.D.

Standards for Assisted Treatment by State These are the key elements of each State’s requirements for the placement in treatment of a person who refuses treatment because of the symptoms of mental illness. This link has been included so you know what is legal and what isn't in terms of people being committed for treatment.

Benzodiazepine Blunder - Withdrawal and Recovery - For anyone interested in issues relating to benzodiazepine dependency... from a 'woman of substance' who became a 'woman involuntarily dependent on substance' after being prescribed a benzodiazepine for a medical condition.

Addiction and Recovery for Individuals and Families "If you believe you are addicted to benzos, Dr. Steven Melemis works with this group of benzo users"

TheEffexorActivist.org  The core of this site is a library consisting of hundreds of articles from newspapers and medical journals. This vast library covers topics such as: How to avoid the effects of withdrawal, Side effects, SSRI & SSNRI facts, Help for depression, Antidepressant violence, Suicide, Other risks, Pharmaceutical industry corruption, Children & antidepressants, Antidepressants in bipolar disorder, Industry lies, Advertising drugs, Effexor information, Videos, Books & Films and much more. There is also an associated forum at The Effexor Activist Forum Index

Try Another Way  Helping People to Stop Benzodiazepine Use. This is a website supported by the University of Queensland Psychology Department. It has some fairly common sense support material associated with it. The disadvantage is that you need to complete a questionnaire to access the material. The questionnaire does make it sound like they think that benzodiazepines is more addiction than dependency but there is a section to write comments.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This leaflet is for anyone who wants to know more about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). It discusses how it works, why it is used, its effects, side-effects, and alternative treatments. If you can't find what you want here, there are sources of further information at the end of this leaflet.

Help With Benzo Withdrawal. Professional support from a counselor who has been through benzodiazepine withdrawal.

A Benzo Support Site for Spanish Speakers

A benzo Support Site for French Speakers

Will Day's Benzo Support. This web site is offered as a resource for those recovering from, or interested in, the illness and withdrawal syndrome caused by prolonged use of ‘benzoes’ - benzodiazepine tranquillisers and sleeping pills. This site also offers a Benzo Recovery telephone support and information service see ‘Will's Support Service'. Will is located In Melbourne Australia.

A Benzo Information Site for French Speakers

The American Family Physician on Benzodiazepines