They have near identical half-lifes and many of the diazepines cluster around the X-20 hr half lives, with a few very short and not prescribed in the U.S or very long and actually used for withdrawal programs.
My brother is on Xanax for severe anxiety related stress. He’s a high flying money manager. I’m on Lorazapam cause I have a defibrillator implant which I can only describe as like walking around and getting unexpectedly kicked in the nuts every once in a while.
The benzos have their place in life. Severe anxiety is the way one’s body tells one to knock it off. IE your brother.