Posted by andyboy on March 9, 2002, at 10:34:13
In reply to Re: No experts on Benzodiazipines! Alan, posted by gilbert on March 9, 2002, at 0:10:06
"The vast majority of the use of benzodiazepines is appropriate. Problems of nonmedical use arise nearly exclusively among people who abuse other drugs" (Woods, J.H. and G. Winger. "Current Benzodiazepine Issues." Psychopharmacology 118.2 (1995): 107-115)
Okay, Gil, by no means am I taking a shot at you or any difficulty with substance abuse in the past, but the general rule is that benzos should not be prescribed for patients with a past history of addiction. I do apologize, I am just trying to reiterrate(sp?) the point that generalizations CANNOT be made in med use. Each individual reacts differently and thats the bottom line. I mean-for instance, some people cant be around cats for more than 2 minutes without having an asthma attack, whereas others own 5, 6, 7 or so cats. Do you see what I'm getting at? Unfortunately, you consider yourself addicted to Xanax, but this does NOT mean that used responsibly, everyone else will too....
Again, we're all in this together and everythings going to be alright for all of us.
Andy
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