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(You guys, I must admit, I feel dumb, but I don't even know what a benzo is. Is it a tranquilizer? Like valium? Like Xanax?)
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Don't feel dumb. I should feel dumber that I've been taking the stupid things for 8 years.
Benzo is short for Benzodiazepine. This is the class of minor tranquilizers that includes Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, etc.
See? You knew what it was!