You are absolutely right....People can die from withdrawal, primarily seizures non-stop. I have been on Xanax for some time, at a low dose, .5 mg for panic episodes and assistance in sleep. I'm afraid the FDA have the physicians so apprehensive about prescribing any Scheduled Drugs none of them will do it and/or send you to a psychiatrist and/or pain management physician. All of which is detrimental to the patients. Quite frankly, there are bigger issues than worrying about little old people taking benzodiazapines. It literally takes months to wean patients off and they are so miserable !