We are thrilled to be hosting this virtual screening with the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices, whose mission is to make evidence-based improvements to the prescribing of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs.

We have an amazing panel that dives into the medical side of this crisis. Click the "Q&A" tab to access!

ABOUT THE FILM

Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan – all belong to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (benzos). News and entertainment media portray them in terms of addiction and abuse or as innocuous medications that relax nerves.

AS PRESCRIBED documents a strikingly different narrative, following eye-opening stories of invisible illness and disability. Boston-based survivor Geraldine Burns leads a grassroots army of “good patients” that help other victims and advocate tirelessly for benzodiazepine harm awareness. But resistance is strong. Geraldine and her cohorts are opposed by powerful forces that include pharmaceutical giants and a medical culture that has denied the problem for decades.

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE

The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices’ objective is to significantly reduce the harm caused by over-prescription of benzodiazepines. We illustrate the problems associated with benzodiazepines, showcase safer alternatives to their use, and provide tools to diagnose and provide relief to benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome and benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction (BIND) sufferers. We publish original peer-reviewed research papers and have trained over 10,000 prescribers and pharmacists.

For more information about the film, visit asprescribedfilm.com