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As Hannah s diazepam prescription rose, so did red flags in Victoria s addiction warning system MonMonday 12 updated Yesterday at 10:02pm MonMonday 12 Hannah was prescribed diazepam for almost a year after leaving an abusive relationship. ( Share Print text only Hannah couldn t sleep. She had recently left an abusive relationship and was raising her daughter on her own, so she reached out to her doctor for help. She was prescribed diazepam, a type of benzodiazepine, and it worked; the drug knocked her cold every night for a year. Hannah s doctor slowly upped the dose as her body adjusted. Her weight fell to 45 kilograms and her daughter had trouble recognising her, but Hannah had no idea she was dependent on the drug. ....