Mother’s Little Helper No More - There’s a New Kid on the Block
Can it be more than a half century ago that the Rolling Stones brought attention to an already prevalent problem within our culture? The use of benzodiazepines,such as Valium, had already become widely prescribed to counteract stress and anxiety, but at what cost? Now, more than fifty years later, benzos are still a major problem and when combined with opioids, the results are often fatal. Let’s look at some statistics before moving on to that lovely new kid on the block, CBD, that poses none of the risks but most of the benefits.Latest Data from the National Institute on Drug AbuseAccording to the latest data released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, a minimum of 115 people OD on opioids each and every day. Although benzos, as they are often referred to, are not opioids, they are often used in conjunction with opioid pain killers and herein lies the problem. According to their research, at least 30% of all opioid overdoses involve the use of benzodiazepines like Valium,…
