All posts tagged with Benzodiazepines

(Natural News) Besides their children’s obsession with computers, some modern-day parents must deal with another, deadlier form of addiction that may be manipulating their offspring: the overuse of opioids. A new study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing concluded that one in 10 […]

(Natural News) Back in 1996, annual spending on psychiatric disorders was $79 billion in the United States. Two decades later, that figure has nearly trebled to $201 billion. While some might see this as evidence of progress and a sign that more people are receiving the mental health care that they need, others recognize that […]

(Natural News) Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was taking mind-altering psychiatric medications at the time he carried out the Mandalay Bay mass shooting, reveal autopsy records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “Amounts of nordiazepam, oxazepam and temazepam, which are consistent with the anti-anxiety drug Valium, were found in his urine, a toxicology report shows,” […]

(Natural News) The man behind the recent Las Vegas massacre has something in common with the perpetrators of many other mass shootings in recent years: Psychiatric drug use. A court deposition in a civil lawsuit filed by Paddock over a slip-and-fall incident against the Cosmopolitan Hotel that was obtained by CNN provides insight into his […]

(Natural News) Fans around the world were shocked and saddened earlier this month by the news that Chris Cornell, lead singer of 90s mega-band Soundgarden, had died at his own hand at the age of 52. Though a full autopsy report was not yet available in the days immediately following the event, the medical examiner […]

(Natural News) There is no doubt that depression is a serious and debilitating disease. Those trapped in its clutches often feel utterly helpless, and many turn to pharmaceutical drugs for relief. Unfortunately, these drugs carry serious side effects and can cause long-term harm. And in an increasing number of cases, patients who are prescribed these […]