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APPGITA was set up to raise awareness of Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction and lobby for support for from health service providers, local authorities and government.
Chair: Jim Dobbin MP
Vice Chair: Earl of Sandwich
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Jim Dobbin MP : Chair of The All Party Parliamentary Group for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction (APPGITA). A labour MP, first elected to the House of Common in 1997 for Heywood and Middleton. He worked as a microbilogist within the NHS for 33 years.
Mick Behan : Parliamentary Researcher to Jim Dobbin, Chair of APPGITA. Prescribed the benzodiaepine Ativan between 1981 and 1987. Researched Benzodiazepines in the British Library, the Pharmaceutical Library, the WHO and UN Libraries. Mick Behan Blog
Barry Haslam North West Regional co-ordinator – Prescribed the Benzodiazepine Ativan between 1976 and 1986. He lost ten years of his life but in 1987 he found a new one, he “set off on a trek” to help others, seek the truth on benzodiazepine drugs. Barry is the founder of the Tranx (Oldham) Support Group. Barry Haslam Story
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