Originally Posted by VigilanceNow

Horn,

Just a quick note about the benzo you mentioned - and again, emphasizing that this is ONLY my experience, and I've never been addicted to benzos. I did, however, begin to sort of rely on the small Rx I was given to "save" me from alcohol withdrawal, which in the long run was super detrimental for me in terms of real recovery. I would think well, the worst thing about alcohol abuse is the withdrawal, so if I have this stuff, I'll feel better after feeling the incredibly deceitful "high" of alcohol... I hope I'm making sense. Definitely not meaning to imply this is the case for you, just kind of a cautionary tale that it's possible to use these drugs as a crutch, and that won't help you stop long-term the way real recovery support will.