US EditionHit HBO Series Doubled Internet Searches For An Addictive Benzodiazepine
UC San Diego researchers found lorazepam searches nearly doubled after The White Lotus season 3 aired, with acquisition-related queries up 64%, per JAMA Health Forum.
- The White Lotus season 3 prompted UC San Diego researchers to report that searches for lorazepam doubled, with no rise for alprazolam or clonazepam, Nov. 14 in JAMA Health Forum.
- On the show, Victoria Ratliff's portrayal includes her taking lorazepam for anxiety while Timothy secretly gives her pills and mixes alcohol, which Dr. Kevin Yang warned is dangerous and underexplored.
- Researchers analyzed Google search data and found a 1.6 million additional-search spike over 12 weeks, with 30,000 additional acquisition-related searches rising nearly 64%.
- For treatment of anxiety, lorazepam is typically prescribed short term because long-term use can cause dependence, and researchers at UC San Diego urged patients to discuss medications with clinicians and recommended television producers add warnings.
- Coverage advised treating depictions of drug use in TV and movies with a grain of salt, as UC San Diego researchers urged skepticism since media often shows only one aspect of a medication.
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Whoever defends that cinema or television does not exert an influence, in another way, on the viewer is wrong, and this is demonstrated by the increase in Google searches on the Lorazepam, a rise that the searcher has experienced as a result of the broadcast of a series on HBO Max.A study has found that the use of Lorazepam in the series - that is, the representation of its use - is associated with queries about the drug on Google and those rela…
“Has anyone seen my lorazepam?” The anxiolytic, made meme, has been part of popular film culture for years. He took over so much literary Valium® (diazepam). But this phrase, in the mouth of Victoria Ratliff, protagonist of the series The White Lotus (HBO, 2021-2025), has transcended scripts to recipes. The popularity of this drug has skyrocketed on social networks coinciding with the third season of the series. Now, a scientific team has measur…
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