World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day

EDM number 264 in 2016-17, proposed by Lisa Cameron on 29/06/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Drugs misuse.

That this House is aware that 11 July 2016 is World Benzo Awareness Day and that this is a campaign which seeks to raise awareness of the dangers of benzodiazepine drugs and the mis-prescribing of them; believes that global awareness of the severe problem of prescribed benzodiazepine drug dependency is essential as it continues to affect millions of unsuspecting, innocent people worldwide, either directly or indirectly; and further believes that investigation must continue to examine the issues of prescription without assessment and without regular review.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.