| "Most docs don't prescribe the heavy ones for psychiatry anymore. Seizures are a different story." Benzos have actually made a huge comeback recently, and are quickly catching up to their peak prescription levels in 1975. In 2009, benzos were 3 of the top 20 most-prescribed psychiatric drugs prescribed in the US: 1. Alprazolam (Xanax) 44,029,000 3. Lorazepam (Ativan) 25,868,00 10. Diazepam (Valium) 14,009,000 There were 83 million prescriptions for benzos written in 2007, as compared with 103 million at their peak in 1975. (Granted there are more people today, but still.) source: http://www.erowid.org/general/newsletter/erowid_newsletter18... (And also Anatomy of an Epidemic, p. 131) |
My experience,when I was addicted, was that I couldn't find a doc to prescribe them for me. Was it the dead-faced junkie staring back that prevented it? Probably.
It's sad they are so heavily prescribed again, because I know how it feels to rely on a pill to stop the pain and get out of my own head/anxiety. I'm lucky to have found another way.