Call for participants
Exploring the lived experiences of young people affected by
benzodiazepine-related harms
Research student: Fintan
Holland
Supervisor: Dr Andrea Sunyol, Institute of Education, UCL
Last updated: 12 June 2025
Supervisor: Dr Andrea Sunyol, Institute of Education, UCL
Last updated: 12 June 2025
Details
My name is Fintan Holland, and I’m inviting you to take part in my research project,
provisionally
titled ‘Exploring the lived experiences of young people affected by
benzodiazepine-related harms’.
I’m a Master’s student at UCL’s
Institute of Education studying applied linguistics, as well as a Policy
Officer at the Benzo Research Project.
My main research interests are related to the field of health communication, and exploring the links between language, health, and social, political and economic trends. Though this project will be entirely my own work, I will be working in collaboration with my colleagues at the Benzo Research Project, which is a grassroots charity that aims to support young people affected by benzodiazepine-related harms through research, reducing stigma, and advocacy.
I am hoping to explore how young people use language to construct their stories and experiences with using benzodiazepines without following prescribed medical advice. Some commonly used benzodiazepines include diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin) and lorazepam (Ativan).
I would very much like you to participate in this project. In the information sheet available below, I will try to answer any questions you may have, but if you require any further information please contact me at: fintan.holland.24@ucl.ac.uk, and I’d be more than happy to discuss this in more detail.
My main research interests are related to the field of health communication, and exploring the links between language, health, and social, political and economic trends. Though this project will be entirely my own work, I will be working in collaboration with my colleagues at the Benzo Research Project, which is a grassroots charity that aims to support young people affected by benzodiazepine-related harms through research, reducing stigma, and advocacy.
I am hoping to explore how young people use language to construct their stories and experiences with using benzodiazepines without following prescribed medical advice. Some commonly used benzodiazepines include diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin) and lorazepam (Ativan).
I would very much like you to participate in this project. In the information sheet available below, I will try to answer any questions you may have, but if you require any further information please contact me at: fintan.holland.24@ucl.ac.uk, and I’d be more than happy to discuss this in more detail.