The number of things that can impact a person’s mental well-being is wide-ranging and varies with each person. Where some issues may require long-term psychiatric treatment and medication, other ...

Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are a class of central nervous system depressants that most people know by the brand names Xanax, Ativan, Valium, and Klonopin. These drugs, commonly prescribed in their ...

Benzodiazepines do not appear to increase dementia risk, but could have subtle long-term effects on brain structure, a new study reports. Researchers found no link between use of the sedative drug and ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration has temporarily placed bromazolam, an unregulated benzodiazepine, under Schedule I of the ...

Poisoning deaths from "novel" benzodiazepines (NBZDs)—designed to mimic brand-name drugs like Valium and Xanax but with greater potency—have spiked in the last six years. Out of nearly 260 fatal ...

Pregnant people who take benzodiazepines may be at an increased risk for miscarriage, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Despite considering factors that could increase miscarriage ...

People combine alcohol and Xanax because Xanax can amplify the effect of alcohol leading to euphoria. But mixing the two can cause cardiac issues, breathing problems, and a lack of consciousness. The ...

‘Benzos’ can help with anxiety in the short term, as Parker Posey’s character knows all too well. But the series doesn’t reveal the real toll of chronic overuse. Benzodiazepine use and abuse are ...