Posted by Squiggles on August 19, 2002, at 16:54:32
In reply to Re: To...Addiction vs. Medical dependence, posted by alan on August 17, 2002, at 20:17:06
Alan,
Just to let you know i have not forgotten your
message; i am thinking about an intelligent
answer to you. On the one hand, i have my personal
experience and quite a bit of reading, testimonials,
and influence from the BENZO group to rely on
in representing one side of the story about benzos,
and in some cases other drugs.On the other hand I sympathize with your point
that benzos are definitely necessary for acute
anxiety, epilepsy, general anxiety of unknown
source, phobias, etc.I still need some time to answer the question
on dependence and addiction (which btw i do not
find anything but a linquistic squabble). But
anyway, i do agree that the heavy narcotics, such
as heroin, cocaine, should not be compared with
such zeal by such groups as the Benzo group.Ah, the benzo group - yes it has left its mark on
me. After working so closely together with
Ray Nimmo who has just won a $40,000 lawsuit in the
U.K. for benzo brain damage (not bad); and
Mr. David Woolfe who acted as more of a mentor
and teacher in asking me to write the FAQ for him,
there is no doubt that a trace of bias may have
been left, regardless of their own personal
experience with benzos.But i have always been an independent spirit
(my husband just adopted a pit bull for me and
likens my character to her stealth (hee hee), so
you can be assured that when I give you my
answer, it will be my own.For now, I have to rearrange my brain for a week
or two or as they say in medical jargon, stabilize.:-)
Squiggles
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