What happens when life-saving anxiety medication becomes a system-wide challenge?

In this episode of The Transformed Minds, host Dr. O, unpacks the clinical, systemic, and human dimensions of benzodiazepine use disorder; where relief meets risk.

Drawing from evidence-based literature and the 2025 Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering, we explore how dependence develops, why abrupt discontinuation can be dangerous, and what clinicians, patients, and policymakers can do to build safer, more compassionate systems of care.

You’ll learn:

- How to distinguish dependence from substance use disorder

- The science behind benzodiazepine tapering and withdrawal

- How fragmented healthcare systems complicate deprescribing

- What patient-centered and trauma-informed care looks like in real practice

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