I think it's a case by case basis and their history. If a person who have abused them before and is a high chance of abusing them, they should probably be restricted or limited to the amount of benzo's given to them and perscribed to them.
However on the other hand, there is a big stigma against people taking benzo's and getting addicted to it. Most people who are on them, are only on them short - term or PRN and highly unlikely to get addicted on them since they are generally inform about the medication and the likelihood of being dependent on them. But like agedharmer said, cost/benefit anaylsis and whether it will help them compared to being on something else.
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