I am a a xanax user. Have been taking them off and on for probably 20 years or more. I do not abuse my prescription - the main reason being that my doctor would take it away from me if he thought I was addicted, so I control them very carefully. I do admit I am probably addicted to it, because I couldn't sleep without it. My dosage is very small: .5 mg every 12 hours. I take one .5 pill at night and occasionally take 1/2 a pill (.25 mg) in the morning if I need it. I was trying to not take the 1/2 morning pill when I was drinking because I believed the anxiety was alcohol related (and it was) and so, toughed the anxiety out.