Posted by alan on September 22, 1998, at 13:19:07
In reply to BENZOS AND ADDICTION, posted by TONDA on September 1, 1998, at 18:09:36
> I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE NEGATIVE USE OF BENZOS PRESCRIBED TO THE ADDICT WHO ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER. I AM TRYING TO FIND SOME STUDY, ARTICLES ETC. TO GIVE TO THE PSYCHIATRIST THAT I WORK WITH WHO TEND TO THINK THAT THESE MEDS DO NOT AFFECT THE ADDICT IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE A TRIGGER AND ARE MOOD ALTERING TO THE ADDICT AND THE DRUG SEEKING CLIENT TENDS TO ABUSE THEM. ANY INFO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS! tONDAI qualify as an 'addict' (alcohol). In my personal experience, benzos have been helpful, have led to no serious problems. Withdrawals are a problem, but can be dealt with--slow and careful. Mainly, benzos relievee my anxiety, which is their job, making my life easier, sometimes enabling me to meet responsibilities i would not otherwise meet. Finally. they make me LESS apt to drink to relieve anxiety. I much prefer a benign tranquilizer to a very dangerous one. I have never derived great pleasure from benzos, besides the pleasure that comes with relief; nor have I ever been tempted to raise the dose in any dramatic way. Perhaps there is some relevant literature I should look at, but I find much of the broohaha about benzos incomprehensible.
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