benzo's vs alcohol. liver toxicity

[doesntmatter]

this may be the wrong forum for this, if so i apologize

i'd like to know if there is anyway to compare say 2mg of xanax to a certain amount of alcohol when it comes to negative effects on the liver.

would it be comparable to 5 beers? 2? that kind of ratio is what i'm looking for.

then again the two substances may be treated completely differently by the liver which might not allow for such a comparison.

any info would be great.
thanks.

 

[dirkduck]

I believe benzo's do not have any significant negative effect on the liver. They will be metabolized in the liver, but do not have any toxic action as does alcohol.

 

[Jamshyd]

Yes, benzos are not toxic to the liver, but alcohol is.

 

[doesntmatter]

maybe i used the incorrect term.

so benzo's are not a toxin. however as far as having say 4 beers vs taking some xanax, which would be harder on the body?

 

[Tomer]

^ They are not comparable. Drinking alcohol is much more harmful to your liver than simply taking a benzo on it's own.

Taking benzo's is perfectly safe to your liver. There is no toxicity to them, nor is there any APAP, which can be found in pain medications.