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Let's Talk About Cold Turkey

This video features Sonja Styblo, a social worker and healed benzo survivor serving on our Medical Advisory Board. Sonja has a lot of on-the-ground experience campaigning around the informed consent benzo bill in Massachusetts and attending conferences on our behalf. As such, she has encountered an issue with certain terminology being used against us in our efforts. Please have a listen to this short video and let us know your thoughts. Why is the term "cold turkey" confusing to prescribers and outsiders? As noted in the video, there are other issues of contention beyond just the addiction language associated with the term cold turkey. What survivors often deem to be a “cold turkey” is considered to be a "taper" by many medical professionals! It’s not uncommon for patients to be informed by their prescriber that a few day cessation is a “slow taper". Other benzodiazepine prescribed patients who have not yet attempted a discontinuation may also get confused by this nonspecific language. What do we suggest instead? When speaking publicly to prescribers and outsiders, give precisely the amount of time it took to come off the medication. “My provider rapidly tapered me over a week.” “I came off abruptly over 2 days.” Are we language policing? We don’t think so. We understand many may prefer to continue to use the term. We just ask to be mindful of those who may misunderstand the term, especially in spaces that may influence the public. We are all advocating for better understanding about benzodiazepine harm, including more precise communication about harm, in the best way we know how. At BIC we've observed so many in the medical field uneducated about benzodiazepines and the need for safer, slower tapers, so advocating for specific, intentional language is warranted. We worry that calling what many in the medical field deem as a taper a “cold turkey” without qualification only serves to maintain the field’s existing belief that benzodiazepines are only harmful when discontinued abruptly. We can help doctors and the public learn with our careful choices in language. This video has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. This video does not substitute professional medical advice, and no doctor-patient relationship is formed through the video. This video is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. This video has been made available for informational and educational purposes only. This video does not substitute professional medical advice and no doctor-patient relationship is formed through the video. This video is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.