Ativan, Lorazepam News

Benzodiazepines like Xanax and Ativan can be very effective in treating social anxiety disorder.

Taylor County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a man who they say drugged a woman and sexually assaulted her.

An 18-year-old male and recent graduate of Pentwater High School was arrested after two Pentwater Public Schools students overdosed on a prescription drug.

An 18-year-old Pentwater High School graduate faces up to four years in prison if convicted of supplying prescription drugs to two teen girls on May 14.

In my last column, I discussed the difficulty so many people have with anxiety and/or panic attacks.

From the Washington Post : "The U.S. government has injected hundreds of foreigners it has deported with dangerous psychotropic drugs against their will to keep them sedated during the trip back to their home ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008; Page A08 More than 250 foreigners without mental illness have been sedated for deportation during the past five years. via The Washington Post

A HOSPITAL mental health unit is to conduct an inquiry into the suspected suicide of the father of football stars Garry and David Flitcroft. via This Is Bolton

DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been reading your column for many years and have a great deal of respect for your advice. via Hometown Annapolis

Dear Dr. Gott: My 82-year-old mother has been diagnosed with panic disorder and anxiety. via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, by Sarah Hromack Ativan, carry us all away! Anxiety-ridden homeowners are proving a boon for the pharmaceutical industry as homeowners fear for their assets - or lack thereof. via Curbed SF

“The problem has reached a crisis point across the country”

In the last two weeks, three students at Hollis-Brookline High School were taken to area hospitals after overdosing on prescription drugs, police said. via UnionLeader.com

An 18-year-old female, who police say provided a local high school student with a prescription anti-anxiety medication, was arrested Friday. via "The nashuatelegraph.com's local, sta...

“I got in my car. I remember I was listening to Jeff Buckley doing Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' and sat there and took a bunch of [anxiety drug] Ativan in a Best Buy parking lot”

It seems that beneath Pete Wentz's long bangs and guyliner lies a dark and twisty soul. via Dose

I'm staring at a brand new pet: my lucky turtle. He's sitting on my desk right next to my computer monitor, smiling at me, cheerful and friendly. via Los Angeles Times

“I think we're on a new page here with Deerhunter”

If there is a busier guy in the indie-rock fraternity than Bradford Cox, I'd like to know who it is. via MTV News

In her astonishing and ferocious gang memoir "Love and Consequences: A Memoir of Hope and Survival," Margaret B. Jones teaches us that despite its reputation, the Los Angeles Bloods gang is not a juvenile ... via Truthdig

How Ativan can help reduce chemo related nausea and vomiting If you are going through chemotherapy and are nauseas and vomiting, you have my sympathy! It is miserable when you feel like you are restricted by ... via About.com

“There are other medications that deal with anxiety besides xanax, valium, ativan or klonopin”

By J.D. CHARLES, Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 5:17 AM CST An officer of the PIECES anti-drug coalition had some good news on Monday for local anti-drug activists. via Logan Banner