the benzo thing waxes and wanes. i've seen 20/20 reports from the late 80s, early 90s about xanax. and yet...xanax remained popular then and now, though less so. this time, though, the DEA and everybody is cracking down on doctors, so it seems a lot of people are being given "safe alternatives" (OK...) vs Mother's Little Helpers. I don't know what to make of it, honestly. I went thru hell on Klonopin, but what about people who just...need a sedative, to make it through? I'm also wary of the DEA and other gov't agencies interfering too much in the doctor+patient relationship.