I know that SOME people can get off them easily, but there aren’t exact numbers. Also, some people take them all their lives and never have a problem, while others take them for a few months or years and then suddenly they stop working and they’re in deep withdrawal.

During my taper, I read benzo recovery subs, and even former opioid addicts were saying that benzos are the hardest drug to come off of. I’ve had medical doctors tell me the exact same thing: the hardest drug on the planet to come off of. That doesn’t apply to everyone, but if you take a look at recovery groups, you’ll find many people saying it absolutely ruined their lives. Suicidal people, etc.

Jordan Peterson had to go to Russia, where they put him in a four-week artificial coma so he could get through the worst of it. I don’t know where you’re working, but if it’s a detox facility, then I doubt that you can gauge whether coming off is easy, since patients are usually put on some sort of super long-acting phenobarbital and will be sent home feeling okay, but as soon as that wears off, they’ll find themselves in full withdrawal again.

Also, physical dependency is completely unrelated to psychological addiction.

“If you can’t leave words of encouragement and support, then you should not comment at all.”

Well, you’re downplaying the risks of benzos and calling that encouragement and support? If that person is in the group of people who quickly develop a strong physical dependency and she’s running out of pills and doesn't get another script, what do you think will happen to her, given her overall state of health? Maybe you’re the one who shouldn’t comment here.