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Efforts to Quit Benzodiazepines Highlight a Largely Overlooked Epidemic

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An article in The Believer examines the difficulties people face when trying to stop taking benzodiazepines. It frames dependence on these drugs as a public health problem that receives less attention than other drug crises. The piece draws attention to the challenges of tapering off the medication. The source material provided only the headline, link, and basic engagement metrics from Hacker News, so the full details of the article's arguments and examples could not be verified here.

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