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they first hit the scene in the 1960s and quickly became immortalized in mainstream culture. when volume was popped like candy by troubled housewives and men alike. >> volume works promptly to relieve anxiety and apprehension. side effects other than drowsiness, fatigue are rarely encountered. >> they will never know pain like this and it never stops. >> this is what thousands are seeing about benzo's today. >> the tremors never stop. >>, and debbie wagner had zero concerns when there than 35- year-old son was first prescribed klonopin in march 2016. >> can you give us a sense of ...

Is more and more emergency room visits and more and more people dying. there has been a sevenfold increase in their related deaths in the past 15 years. that is horrific, so i think we have a very serious and silent epidemic on our hands. >> jonathan is not the only one who has been harmed by benzo's. there is an entire community that has been affected by these drugs.>> i felt like my mind had snapped. that i had just gone crazy. >> this is a rare meet up in the suburbs of chicago. they come from all walks of life, but one thing unites them. they or their friends and family were all prescribed...

But there does seem to be one strong takeaway. >> there are a lot of people who are watching this right now who have been on benzos for years. what do you tell them? >> the first thing i would say is do not stop your benzodiazepine abruptly. that would be a very serious mistake. you would put yourself at risk for life-threatening withdrawal. also be aware that you are going to be in the role much of the time educating your prescriber. because most doctors don't recognize how hard they can be to get off. >> and that's the thing, why isn't there more of an outcry? >> i mean it is enraging and it...

Few studies have been made on how many people are harmed by benzo's, but the manufacturers state that one out of every 500 patients may have suicidal thoughts or actions. >> what kinds of things were you going through when the symptoms were the worst? >> there is really not a day that goes by that i do not have a suicidal thought. i try to fight it. >> i would just think i have to walk out in traffic and i just need to kill myself. >> as they continue to share something else emerges. trying to get off the drug can be another kind of nightmare. >> i felt so alone and isolated. >> the feeling of...