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Brain on Fire meets High Achiever in this
“page-turner memoir chronicling a woman’s accidental descent
into prescription benzodiazepine dependence—and the
life-threatening impacts of long-term use—that chills to the
bone” (Nylon). As Melissa Bond raises her infant daughter and a
special-needs one-year-old son, she suffers from unbearable
insomnia, sleeping an hour or less each night. She loses her job as
a journalist (a casualty of the 2008 recession), and her
relationship with her husband grows distant. Her doctor casually
prescribes benzodiazepines—a family of drugs that includes Xanax,
Valium, Klonopin, Ativan—and increases her dosage regularly.
Following her doctor’s orders, Melissa takes the pills night
after night until her body begins to shut down. Only when she
collapses while holding her daughter does Melissa learn that her
doctor—like so many others—has over-prescribed the medication
and quitting cold turkey could lead to psychosis or fatal seizures.
Benzodiazepine addiction is not well studied, and few experts know
how to help Melissa as she begins the months-long process of
tapering off the pills without suffering debilitating, potentially
deadly consequences. Each page thrums with the heartbeat of
Melissa’s struggle—how many hours has she slept? How many weeks
old are her babies? How many milligrams has she taken? Her
propulsive writing crescendos to a fever pitch as she fights for
her health and her ability to care for her children. “Propulsive,
poetic” (Shelf Awareness), and immersive, this “vivid chronicle
of suffering” (Kirkus Reviews) and redemption shines a light on
the prescription benzodiazepine epidemic as it reaches a crisis
point in this country.
In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the
field describe and discuss the systematic review method in its
application to research in education. Alongside fundamental
methodical considerations, reflections and practice examples are
included and provide an introduction and overview on systematic
reviews in education research.
In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the
field describe and discuss the systematic review method in its
application to research in education. Alongside fundamental
methodical considerations, reflections and practice examples are
included and provide an introduction and overview on systematic
reviews in education research.
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