The Xanax Epidemic with Anna Lembke M.D.

 

Dr. Anna Lembke returns to the podcast to discuss the latest physician-fueled prescription pill epidemic. This time it’s Xanax and benzodiazepines, the class of drugs called “benzos.” As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

Whether it’s Xanax, Ativan, Restoril, Klonapin, or Valium, the bad news is that millions of people have become addicted to benzos through inappropriate physician prescriptions. Tens of thousands more have overdosed on benzos.

Dr. Lembke discusses the other prescription drug problem and what we can do about it.

About Our Guest

Dr. Anna Lembke is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. She is the Program Director for the Stanford University Addiction Medicine Fellowship, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.

Dr. Lembke has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and commentaries, and is author of Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop. She is also the co-author of The Other Prescription Drug Problem.

 
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