July 17th, 2023 In this episode: part 1 of 2 of the Dutch TV show Barend & Witteman "Benzodiazepine verslaving" (Benzodiazepine addiction) aired in 2002. Network: VARA. ⚠️ This is a video in Dutch ⚠️, which I translated. The subtitled video is only available on Spotify. If you are unable or unwilling to view, please select the seperate part 2 of the episode. In part 2 Haeley, Emma S. and I discuss this talkshow. It was extremely time consuming and technically challenging to make this episode, but I think this has value for educational purposes. Disclaimer: I subtitled the best I could with English not being my native language. Special thanks to Haeley (episode #10) who gave me notes on the subtitles. In 2002, an estimated 700.000 people were on Benzos in the Netherlands; in 2022 it is estimated to be 1.370.000 people (source: https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5300622/steeds-meer-mensen-verslaafd-aan-slaap-en-kalmeringsmiddelen ) Starring in this episode: Sonja Barend - Host Mrs. de Clerck - User Ms. Boonstra - Addiction doctor Dr. Thomas - Professor General Practioner Mrs. Nijkerk - Former user Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwajPbVzcQ