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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Benzos send more people to rehab than any other drug, prescription or not.[/quote]

I have used them regularly for 20 years as needed with zero problems. Not everyone who uses benzos becomes an addict. It depends on a host of factors, notably genetics. For those who can use them responsibly, they can be a life-saver, so please don't paint with a broad brush.[/quote]

Exactly. [b]I hate these "sound bite posters" who have very little knowledge about these drugs but feel the need to chime in with "benzos bad"[/b] in every thread.[/quote]

Benzos are bad. Very bad. And plenty of people with vast knowledge on this will tell you that. NP. [/quote]

Like who?  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll: [/quote]

Like the AMA. [/quote]

The AMA does not say “Benzos are bad”. Yes taking them recreationally is bad. Taking them a couple times a year for panic attacks or episodic anxiety issues (like flying, or going to the dentist) is fine. 
Signed, a doctor. [/quote]

Sure, doc. But, and hear me out here, how about teaching your patients some coping skills that aren't drugs, or giving them drugs that have low or no recreational value, especially if they only need them once or twice a year?

Very few people truly need these meds. Lots of people want them. Lots of people don't want to deal with reality. These things are related, and a primary cause of addiction issues.[/quote]

DP, how about you eff off. I hate ignorant people like you.

Please learn coping skills next time you get an infection or your BP is high.[/quote]

Aww, the benzo addict is triggered. You can't think away an infection, and while calming down (a skill you clearly lack) can help lower your blood pressure in way, it's not going to fix any physiological problem that raised your BP in the first place.

Your anxiety is literally all in your head, and there are plenty of things you can do to wrangle it that don't involve medicating away the symptoms. And that's all your little benzo does: block the symptoms, temporarily. If you know that you get anxious when you fly (which won't kill you, BTW), you can unfsck that in your own head with therapy, meditation, breathing, simple lessons in acceptance, not being a control freak, etc. But you're a lazy candyass who doesn't want to do that work, so you pop pills. If you can admit that, there's no problem. But you can't, so you make these ridiculous arguments about how benzos "save lives". No, they save intellectually lazy people from the labor required to manage their feelings without drugs. [/quote]

Maybe follow your own advice and go for a walk. Mind your own house. PP can take her own risks. What good are your lectures? Do you make all those anti-alcohol threads too, and think you’re sharing new information? People know the risks. [/quote]

You might, probably from experience, but a lot of people don't know the risks. They know "opiates bad" but think that klonopin is fine because it's not an opiate. There's a disturbingly high number of people who will take whatever they're prescribed without even asking about side effects, let alone researching addictive potential or withdrawal symptoms.

If you already know, great. [b]Someone reading this thread probably didn't[/b]. If someone explains it, maybe they'll learn something. You don't have to be a hater about people sharing information. What a weird take.[/quote]

There is no DCUM poster in 2025 who does not know this.[/quote]

You think MUCH too highly of the intelligence level of the average DCUM poster. [/quote]

You don't have to be intelligent to know this. [/quote]

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