Posted by Paulbwell on June 1, 2005, at 3:10:00
In reply to Re: where benzo's prescribed more in the 80's?, posted by Declan on June 1, 2005, at 2:12:52
the late 1970s were the heyday for Valium etc benzos with around 80 million perscriptions annually written, USA before the Valium backlash, with movies like 1981s "im dancing as fast as i can" which helped to demonise Valium-featuring Jill Clayberg overdosing on Valium then suddenly quitting-sending her into a manic state.
Perscriptions then began to fall with Benzos becoming semi-controlled drugs C1V USA and class C NZ in 1999, dramatically cutting their numbers and sending SSRIs soaring
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