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Published on: 02/26/2026 - 10:43

France is Europe's second largest consumer of benzodiazepines - sedatives better known as Valium or Xanax. Every year, nearly 10 million patients are prescribed it to combat anxiety or insomnia. Supposed to be short-term treatments, they are however often prolonged indefinitely, without real follow-up. Dependency then sets in, from adolescents to seniors. Report by Olivia Bizot.

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