Xanax can be as bad or worse all types of dependency problemsz plus alcohol is cheaper I literally buy 60 cents bottles that last all monthYou may have an anxiety disorder that you are self-medicating, and if that's the case you would be way better off going to a doctor and getting a prescription for a low dose of Xanax or something tbh. Alcohol would be a perfect anxiolytic if if weren't for all of the other negative side effects it has.
I think alcohol get a bad rep cause people OD on it I never liked the taste and the hangovers so I don't understand how people OD on it