Books on Benzodiazepines
Several medical books have been written which focus solely on the problems with benzodiazepines. In addition, many books that discuss the benzodiazepine problems include them as a part of a discussion of the problems with psychotropic drugs. Listed below is a sampling of books like these, and you can also find a list of Alliance-affiliated books here. Note: The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices does not necessarily endorse the perspectives and recommendations found in the resources listed below. Check out our extensive Benzodiazepine Reference Library for scholarly papers on benzodiazepines, Z-drugs, and the related medical conditions for which these medications have been used as treatment.
- Medication Madness by Dr. Peter Breggin
- Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry by Dr. Peter Breggin
- Toxic Psychiatry by Dr. Peter Breggin
- Your Drug May Be Your Problem by Dr. Peter Breggin
- The Benzo Book: Getting Safely off Tranqulizers by Jack Hobson-Dupont
- Recovery & Renewal: Your Essential Guide to Overcoming Dependency and Withdrawal from Sleeping Pills, Other ‘Benzo’ Tranquillisers and Antidepressants by Bliss John
- Benzo Free: The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal by D.E. Foster
- Stopping Anxiety Medication: Workbook (2 ed.) by Michael W. Otto and Mark H. Pollack
- Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop by Dr. Anna Lembke
- Beyond Benzodiazepines: Helping people recover from benzodiazepine dependence and withdrawal – for health practitioners by Reconnexion
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There are many books with personal benzo stories, some of which are quite inspirational to the benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome sufferer. A simple search for “benzo withdrawal books” will yield many of these books. The Beating Benzos website also has brief descriptions of several of these types of books.
