About the Authors

Alexis D. Ritvo

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

ALEXIS.RITVO@cuanschutz.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

D. E. Foster

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Benzodiazepine Action Work Group, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Christy Huff

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Benzodiazepine Information Coalition, Midvale, Utah, United States of America

A. J. Reid Finlayson

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Bernard Silvernail

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Peter R. Martin

Contributed equally to this work with: Alexis D. Ritvo, D. E. Foster, Christy Huff, A. J. Reid Finlayson, Bernard Silvernail, Peter R. Martin

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Alexis D. Ritvo is contracted as the medical director for the national non-profit the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices. Alexis D. Ritvo and D. E. Foster are co-chairs for the Benzodiazepine Action Work Group with the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. D. E. Foster is also the founder and owner of Easing Anxiety. Christy Huff is a director with the Benzodiazepine Information Coalition. Bernie Silvernail Sanders is president of the Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and material.