Various Materials from Dr. C.H. (Heather) Ashton

Anything for a Quiet Life? - May 1989 - Valium, Librium and Mogadon once seemed to provide the perfect answer to stress. We now know how this group of drugs alters the chemistry of the brain; no wonder they create more problems than they solve

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION BULLETIN, JUNE 1986 - Adverse Effects of Prolonged Benzodiazepine Use

The Pulse, July 22, 1989 - Helping patients come off benzodiazepines

Long-Term Effects of Benzodiazepine Usage: Research Proposals, 1995-96 - Assessment of cognitive performance, brain electrophysiological activity and magnetic resonance imaging in chronic benzodiazepine users after withdrawal.

Risks of dependence on benzodiazepine drugs - A major problem of long term treatment

BENZODIAZEPINES: The Still Unfinished Story - Speech delivered by Professor C Heather Ashton, DM, FRCP at BEAT THE BENZOS CAMPAIGN LAUNCH CONFERENCE, Croydon, London, England, Nov, 2000

Reasons for a Diazepam (Valium) Taper - April '01

Benzodiazepine Dependency Discussed - 1997

Protracted Withdrawal From Benzodiazepines - The Post-Withdrawal Syndrome, March 1995

"Chemical Imbalance" - Is mental illness caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain... ?