Why are benzos not used as a harm reduction method for alcohol use disorder?

At first glance this sounds like a dumb idea but I can't think of anything wrong with it. In people with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder, why do we not prescribe benzos as a means to give people their GABA kick in the hopes they do not use alcohol? From my understanding, besides the addiction aspect the vast majority of negative health effects from alcohol come from the toxicity of alcohol itself. It increases cancer risk in basically every body part it touches (head and neck... Why are benzos not used as a harm reduction method for alcohol use disorder?
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