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![]() Timeline: 1980's
TIMELINE: 1980s
![]() ![]() 1980 The Committee on the Review of Medicines publishes a "Systematic Review of Benzodiazepines." It states that there is "little convincing evidence" that the drugs continue to work if prescribed for more than four months at a time. Warnings start to appear in relation to Benzodiazepines. Short-term use only is advised. Yet repeat prescriptions are still commonly issued and long-term use continues.
The BBC's 'That's Life' programme launches an awareness campaign about Benzodiazepine addiction. The programme commissions a Mori Poll. It shows 23% of the population have taken tranquillisers and 35% of those have been on them for longer than four months.
1988
The Committee of Safety of Medicines send a circular to prescribing doctors. It states that benzodiazepines should be prescribed for no more than four weeks at a time. Guidelines warn that withdrawal symptoms may continue for weeks or months.
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