Benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Valium linked to brain injury, job loss, suicide

Medicine, pills over brain MRI scans

AURORA, Col. —For decades, countless Americans have taken benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Valium and Klonopin as a supposedly safe way to treat anxiety. These drugs are certainly effective for temporarily staving off anxiety, but recent studies are now tying the benzodiazepine class of drugs with a number of troubling side effects. Researchers at the University … Read more