Please don't fall into the trap of thinking that benzos are harmless. Don't get me wrong, they're great meds and certainly have a place in treating certain things. But they are also have a high addiction potential (obvious not great for an addict) and your body easily develops a tolerance over time. Having withdrawn from both benzos and alcohol (along with other things), I can tell you that, even apart from the seizures, delirium tremens, etc, I almost stroked out and died. Was hospitalized multiple times over the course of my detox and treatment. Was so bad that they literally had to feed me multiple anticonvulsants and lower dosages of different benzos until they could slowly taper me off those. Does that mean that everyone will have the same withdrawal experience as someone like me? No it doesn't. But the point is that are still very real dangers to benzodiazepines. Please do not take them in any manner other than what an informed doctor would have you do. And if you take them, do NOT take them along with alcohol. You're playing with an extremely large fire at that point.