Paulos, your doctor may consider your chronic anxiety and still allow the xanax even if he knew about your alcoholism. I know my doctor knows about my alcoholism and still provides a prescription for Klonopin for my anxiety. I am just very careful about taking it as prescribed. It is just my opinion but I feel it does make a difference when we are honest with our physicians in the quality of care we recieve. They can not help if they don't have all the facts.