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This cannot be stressed enough. Benzodiazepines are insidious because people get used to taking them when they have trouble sleeping, and when they try to stop

This cannot be stressed enough. Benzodiazepines are insidious because people get used to taking them when they have trouble sleeping, and when they try to stop, they cannot sleep properly for a very long time. I have seen this happen with two of my friends, and it is painful just to watch. Not being able to sleep is a crippling enough horror that people go right back to consuming. To paraphrase Fight Club: NO, what you NEED is some exercise, good food, and to relax.

ekianjo 14y ago
... and chew valerian root :) Fight Club is full of useful information, by the way (the book, too).
ekianjo 14y ago
... and chew valerian root :) Fight Club is full of useful information, by the way (the book, too).
DanBC 14y ago
The Z drugs are not benzos. To claim that the Z drugs are "vastly more addictive than heroin" is, frankly, ridiculous. Rebound insomnia is nasty; and the Z drugs should be treated with respect; and sleep hygiene should be tried first; but it's stupid to scare people with nonsense like "addictive as heroin".