CNN This Is Life With Lisa Ling October 7, 2019 05:59:00
>> should general practitioners be able to prescribe benzodiazepines? >> yes. i mean, you know, we don't want to throw the baby out with the bath water. it's not that we want to eliminate benzodiazepines all together. it's an important tool but there needs to be much more awareness on the part of prescribers and consumers about the rivengs. >> in our research we contacted the companies who make the drugs mentioned in our program. they say the benefits of benzos outweigh the risks. but doctors should follow the guidelines, a sentiment echoed by the american medical association. doctors, you nee...