"any drug can get a bad wrap because of some people abusing it. a lot of doctors don&#039;t even like prescribing xanax because they don&#039;t want their patients getting &quot;hooked&quot;. for me, i suffer from occasional anxiety attacks, and my prescription is &quot;as needed&quot;. anxiety attacks can be very scary. there were a few times i literally thought i was gonna die, it was that bad. i even went to the er once because i believed i was having a heart attack. they are different for different people. i use to smoke and drink a lot of coffee, so i think that&#039;s what screwed up my body chemistry. i don&#039;t drink caffeine or smoke anymore. all i know is that now that i have my alprazolam (xanax) in my pocket, i&#039;m not as scared to go places. i can live my life again."