Posted by Phillipa on April 8, 2005, at 23:38:05
In reply to Re: Equipotent Benzodiazepines... No such thing..., posted by mworkman on April 8, 2005, at 23:15:27
Thank-you, no they're not. Besides my Son's success while on low doses of valium I started my own business, did some modeling, made two movies on excercise for fun, went through a divorce after 21yrs of marriage, took care of 3 kids, and put myself through Nursing school on the Dean's list, earning Awards that paid for my schooling, and graduated magna cum laude. I was offered the best positions the hospital I graduated had to offer but took another one. I was courted by the hospitals. In all my years of nursing[still on low doses] did I ever get in trouble or make a med error. I worked in all areas of the hospital from psych to ICU. I loved it. I quit nursing when I made my first mistake, I took the narcotic keys home by mistake. And benzos are not narcotics. They are schedule II drugs. When I first started nursing they were thrown in a central basket that anyone had access to for return to pharmacy when a pt was discharged. Never did I or anyone I worked with to my knowledge take any for personal use. I also had to take drug tests before any hospital hire along with all other staff members. The hospitals had no problem as long as you had a RX. Plus the only drugs that show up in the drug screen are illegal drugs. My children are all successfully employed. One daughter VP of bank, another a legal assistant. And they all have college degrees. One has a doctorate in Ministry as well. So a benzo is not a drug that those who need them abuse. They enable people to become all that they can be. And by the way, when i made the error of bringing home the keys by mistake I was taking a low dose of an AD. Fondly, Phillipa
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