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What can i say to my doctor to get a benzo (xanax, klonopin (clonazepam) ect.?

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Dr. Stuart Wasseranswered

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See below: Tell him you have an issue with the pills and he should continue to enable your inappropriate use.

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Tell him you ran out of your friends stash.

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