I'm afraid my friend is going to kill herself

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3. Xanax is notorious for 'rebound depression'

that stuff is poison. and when an active alkie is taking it it's worse.

cross tolerance and cross addiction result, it's a potent and often fatal mix.

she needs inhouse detox for her dual addiction. wish i had better news but that combo is incredibly dangerous and Xannies aren't something you want to try and quit 'cold turkey' and alcohol withdrawal can kill you, especially at her age.

if she wants help, find an inhouse recovery house and get her a bed.

good luck.

if you'd like to read more about it, i recommend a book "Under the Influence" by Milham and Ketchen. it describes the physical addiction process in layman's terms and is great info.

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Influence-Guide-Realities-Alcoholism/dp/0553274872/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363271002&sr=8-1&keywords=under+the+influence+a+guide+to+the+myths+and+realities+of+alcoholism