Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering: Considerations When Risks Outweigh Benefits

Brunner, Emily; Angie Chen, Chwen‐Yuen; Klein, Tracy; T. Maust, Donovan; Mazer-Amirshahi, Maryann; C. Mecca, Marcia; Bridge Najera, Deanna; Ogbonna, Chinyere; Rajneesh, Kiran; Roll, Elizabeth; E. Sanders, Amy; Thomas Snodgrass, Brett; VandenBerg, Amy; Wright, Tricia; Boyle, Maureen; Devoto, Amanda; Framnes-DeBoer, Sarah; A. Kleykamp, Bethea; Norrington, Janette; Lindsay, Dawn; Brunner, Emily; A. Chen, Chwen-Yuen; Klein, Tracy; Maust, Donovan; Mazer-Amirshahi, Maryann; Mecca, Marcia; Najera, Deanna; Ogbonna, Chinyere; F. Rajneesh, Kiran; Roll, Elizabeth; E. Sanders, Amy; Snodgrass, Brett; VandenBerg, Amy; Wright, Tricia; Staff and Contractors, ASAM; Boyle, Maureen; Devoto, Amanda; Framnes-DeBoer, Sarah; Kleykamp, Bethea; Norrington, Janette; Lindsay, Dawn

doi:10.1007/s11606-025-09499-2

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Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering: Considerations When Risks Outweigh Benefits

Published in Journal of General Internal Medicine • Jun 17, 2025

Authors:

Emily Brunner

Chwen‐Yuen Angie Chen

Tracy Klein

Abstract

DESCRIPTION: The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has partnered with nine other medical societies and professional associations representing a wide range of clinical settings and patient populations to provide guidance on evidence-based strategies for tapering benzodiazepine (BZD) medic...

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Medicine

Tapering

Guideline

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