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Posted by Klavot on June 23, 2007, at 10:15:52
It bothers me when the popular press confuse benzodiazepines with antidepressants. It's simply happening too often that I read a headline "Star battles addiction to antidepressants" and then it turns out the antidepressant in question is something like Xanax or Valium!
Klavot
Posted by linkadge on June 23, 2007, at 10:49:01
In reply to Press reports confuse benzos with ADs, posted by Klavot on June 23, 2007, at 10:15:52
I agree. Its pretty stupid how its all lumped together. It just feeds stereotypes and prejudices.
Linkadge
Posted by Phillipa on June 23, 2007, at 11:05:38
In reply to Re: Press reports confuse benzos with ADs, posted by linkadge on June 23, 2007, at 10:49:01
Who is it now as I don't read the paper. And a benzo by itself can't overdose you so if it's that must be something else in the mix. Love Phillipa ps where is everyone nothing in my mail.
Posted by Klavot on June 23, 2007, at 13:00:55
In reply to Re: Press reports confuse benzos with ADs, posted by Phillipa on June 23, 2007, at 11:05:38
> Who is it now as I don't read the paper.
In the local press here where I live they've been reporting on a case where a motorist, taking what I suspect is Xanax, ran over some cyclists or runners or something. Anyway, I've seen Xanax referred to as everything from an antidepressant to a calming aid to a sleeping tablet.
Klavot
Posted by Jedi on June 23, 2007, at 21:14:30
In reply to Re: Press reports confuse benzos with ADs » Phillipa, posted by Klavot on June 23, 2007, at 13:00:55
This post should probably go elsewhere, but: If you have personal knowledge of a subject in the popular press, it is almost always full of untruths, half-truths and outright lies. Seems like some of these reporters just make this stuff up as they go along. Just confirms; don't believe everything you read.
Jedi
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