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As Prescribed
2022 · Film · documentary · 95 min
Directed by Holly Hardman
Detailing multiple cases of the damage wreaked by benzodiazepines, Holly Hardman’s film offers poignant insight into a devastating social crisis.
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I have first hand experience of being addicted to benzos and drinking at the same time. I could have died. This was the Heath Ledger era, so I knew what could happen, but benzo addiction is so horrible that I didn’t care. I would go to bed some nights not knowing if I’d wake up. Fuck it. At least I could sleep.
Would that be user error, or would it be the doctor’s fault for not telling me how addictive the benzos were? I was mentally ill. He told me to take them every day. I didn’t take them excessively. I took them as prescribed. It was only after the addiction got out of control that I started drinking again. Mentally ill people make bad decisions. The doctor made no effort to ensure I was safe. He kept upping my dose.
It’s worth watching the documentary “As Prescribed”[0], which is about benzo addiction. A lot of people go through what I went through. Some don’t survive. We blame drug dealers for ODs but not psychiatrists. Why?
[0] https://youtu.be/bDPPdWsN0mk?si=ckAiPvawFVAB4xEE