Help Ensure Benzodiazepine Tapers Go Safely and Smoothly

December 2020

You'll see more patients being weaned off benzodiazepines and "Z-drugs"...due to increasing concerns about misuse.

Health Canada will now require enhanced safety warnings for benzodiazepines (lorazepam, etc) and Z-drugs (zopiclone, etc) to describe risks of abuse, dependence, and withdrawal.

These risks aren't new...but overdose deaths involving these drugs continue to rise.

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