I will be upfront and admit that I haven't read much on BL in the last few years now that I calmed down in my 'research' so to speak. However, my experience with etizolam is a follows. Bearing in mind I'm completely fucked out of my mind on ~5mg and tons of crown.
Roughly 3mg is reminiscent of 2mg of alprazolam but not the same... I tend to eat a lot more than I ever did with xanax both food (that is to say, I wake up in the middle of the night and sometimes snack) and also redose (though not in the middle of the night, just to maintain the same 'level' of effect) unlike xanax, usually a bar and I was good for the night - drinking or not. I also find that I drink a lot more on this stuff and I hate drinking, not sure if its just attributed to things going on in my life atm compared to when i last used xanax extensively (~2years ago).
Otherwise enjoyable substance, coming from someone that held a great stigma against anything besides psychedelics and marijuana for years... Most definitely to my detriment, but whatever..
Clarification could come at a later date when sobriety factors in, but I think I'm echoing most other comments in regards to the comparison vs alprazolam.
I hate to even post something this embarrassing because in my hay day around here I wouldn't tolerate this type of behavior.