I learned about benzo alcohol reactions the hard way. I took one or two decent doses (purple footballs) of Xanax with a lot of alcohol. I some how made it home

I learned about benzo alcohol reactions the hard way. I took one or two decent doses (purple footballs) of Xanax with a lot of alcohol. I some how made it home and then fell into a cycle of sleep sessions where I would sleep for four hours, wake up for 15 minutes, and then fall back asleep. This happened several times, wiping out an entire day of my life. I was finally roused to go help my brother who had done the same thing but instead of sleeping he wrecked my motorcycle and bounced his face off a tree (helmet on, he was ok). A few minutes down the road my uncle had done the same thing but was already home--he managed to total my cousin's car (his son's car) in the driveway....in reverse. After that I was done with benzos forever. My brother and uncle weren't though. As a result they are both in an early grave. There is more to the story but benzos we're always central to dangerous addiction, raging drug abuse, and heroine use. Around that time my brother almost died by drowning in a bowl of fruit loops on a benzo bender. His girlfriend found him face down in the bowl and saved him--and subsequently left him afterward. My dad (also dead from addiction) was on benzos for many years...very small dose. He was an alcoholic and the benzo+alcohol mix (I found to be a very common self medication and recreational outlet) literally destroyed his life. I have a pretty negative and reactionary stance against the whole range of pills that people deal in. Though, my experience is one where I have never seen anyone be helped by them.