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Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, Valium. You probably know someone taking one of these antianxiety drugs or have taken them yourself. What you might not know is that these tranquilizing drugs, nicknamed “benzos,” are more addictive than antidepressants, painkillers, and even heroin.
For Ana Forrest, yoga began as a form of poor man’s therapy. Sexually abused as a child, living in poverty, not having enough to eat, Forrest’s early life seemed a setup for addiction. In the beginning she turned to drugs, alcohol, and food—anything that could help her check out. At 18, her addiction was bulimia. She ate and ate and then purged.
