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Daniel Amen: “Benzos are associated with addiction and dementia.”

Featuring: Daniel Amen, Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:06:11

… anxious and they write them a prescription for benzo, which I think should be malpractice because once they start the benzo, Xanax, Adavan, Valium, whatever, they never stop them. And Benzos are associated with addiction and dementia. So anything that's associated with addiction and dementia, you should only take that really thoughtfully. (1:06:11–1:06:17)

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Asserts that benzodiazepines are linked to addiction and dementia.

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