Why Xanax is like alcohol

Drugs like Xanax, Valium and Klonopin are anti anxiety medicines in the benzodiazepine family. They do a very good job treating anxiety, but they can be addictive. If you are addicted to them from taking them on a daily basis, if you stop abruptly, it can be life threatening. Alcohol withdrawl and benzodiazepine withdrawl are the same physically. In fact, if you are an alcoholic, we trade your alcohol addiction to a Valium addiction, then slowly wean you off the Valium.