Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular TV ...

Amid rising concerns about benzodiazepines, some patients who try to quit are suffering extreme anxiety, memory loss and ...

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 ...

Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs (commonly referred to as “benzos”) prescribed to treat anxiety, panic disorder, seizures ...

Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine that is used to treat a variety of health conditions including seizures, panic attacks, and ...

So it washes out pretty quickly. Benzodiazepines, including Xanax, can cause cognitive problems. Over a period of months to years people can have memory problems. You become psychologically and ...

Adan Manzano, the Super Bowl journalist found dead just days before the game, had a non-prescribed depressant in his system, police said.

A new study has found that extending state Medicaid coverage did not increase the likelihood of prescription opioid or ...

Antidepressants are recommended but not always tolerated, and benzodiazepines are generally to be avoided in this population. Effective psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT ...

One of the most well-known benzodiazepines, or depressants, is Xanax. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for treating anxiety but may cause sleepiness, amnesia, extreme drowsiness ...