Xanax is taken globally and is one of the most prescribed psychiatric drugs in the U.S. It's part of a group of anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines -- or benzos. They're commonly prescribed ...

While the nation has focused on opioid addiction, experts tell Healthline that benzodiazepines such as Ativan can also be addictive and dangerous. Share on Pinterest When Janis* separated from her ...

Dr. Oz investigates the shocking side effects of long-term benzodiazepine use and the dependency issues associated with these ...

Opioids are powerful painkillers. Benzodiazepines (benzos) are strong sedatives that are prescribed for anxiety or sleep problems. Each of these medicines has side effects. Both drugs can be addictive ...

Benzodiazepines like Xanax are contributing to opioid overdoses. It happened to me. Share on Pinterest How we see the world shapes who we choose to be — and sharing compelling experiences can frame ...

Benzodiazepines, sometimes called benzos, are a type of medication known as tranquilizers. Familiar names include Valium and Xanax. These drugs slow down your central nervous system, cause sedation ...

Warning: I will be saying very negative things about benzodiazepines in an effort to force doctors to think twice before prescribing them and to discourage patients from ever using them. However, ...

Benzos, anti-anxiety drugs including Klonopin and Xanax, are widely prescribed. But they are addictive drugs and withdrawal can be rough when you try to taper off. Many people with pain issues, who ...

Boulder’s Jana Hill doesn’t appear on the October 6 edition of CNN’s This Is Life With Lisa Ling, which explores whether fallout from the widespread use of benzodiazepines, or benzos, such as Xanax ...

When Shirley was handed a three-month prescription for Ativan, her doctor insisted the popular sedative was just an "innocent little thing" to help her sleep. But after her doctor yanked her off the ...

Though exposure of the opioid crisis has dominated coverage for the last several years, researchers and health professionals worry it's diverting attention from the "other prescription drug problem," ...

There’s no understating the extent of America’s opioid crisis. In 2017, the same year it became a public health emergency, an estimated 1.7 million people in the US had substance abuse disorders ...