If you are not taking them as prescribed you are abusing them. This does require some type of intervention (on your own part) to get off of them (considering they're highly addictive and dangerous). I took ativan for awhile for anxiety and stopped myself because I was taking too many, eventually my drinking escalated and off I went.

I attend meetings regularly and have nothing but positive feelings toward them. The people are so supportive, a lot of them are some of the most together people I've met. Certainly their struggle with addiction/ alcoholism which led to recovery has made them not weak at all but better people.

It is much more of a struggle to try and combat addiction on your own than it is to ask for help. It is SO much easier. Best wishes.