Mirror, Mirror on the Wall …

I remember reading a post in Benzo Buddies years ago that essentially said that, from a biological perspective, if you are still alive, there is more right with your body than there is wrong. This was an eye-opener for me! When we are dealing with extreme illness it can be easy to feel like everythingContinue reading “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall …”

Hulu’s Dopesick and the Pharma Pandemic Profit Pattern

Watching Dopesick expose how Pharma used the same nefarious playbook during the pandemic as when it rolled out Oxycontin, benzos and other meds was truly cathartic, and a bit disturbing . . .

Top 5 Water Tapering Questions Answered

In my Use Water to Taper Your Benzo video I give a short explanation and demonstration of how to create a water suspension with your pill so you can micro taper daily with a liquid version of your medication. I purposefully kept this video as simple as possible because I know how hard it canContinue reading “Top 5 Water Tapering Questions Answered”

Is Xanax Really the Bad Guy?

This is a blog I wrote for Mad in America in 2017. You can read the original piece here. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Juliet proclaimed. However, if Juliet had been born today she might have said, “Xanax by any other name is still Xanax.” This concept, unfortunately, seems toContinue reading “Is Xanax Really the Bad Guy?”