Xanax Abused by Many, Causing Xanax Addiction
Many are now finding themselves in a drug rehab, unwittingly becoming addicted to prescription drugs.
Myra, a housewife, mother of 4, and grandmother to two, tells her story of her life before coming to The Atlanta Recovery Center to get help to quit her Xanax addiction:
I had a great life, [...]
Teens: Easy to Abuse Prescription Drugs, Often With Deadly Results
Prescription drugs are the most common abused drugs by teens, after marijuana, a study has recently shown.
This is not surprising, as prescription drugs are normally easily available, found in medicine cabinets at home. These prescription drugs, usually opiates such as OxyContin or Percocet, or benzodiazepines, such [...]
Benzodiazepine abuse, such as Xanax, Valium, and Ativan, can cause addiction, even death, and withdrawals often need medical intervention.
Benzos, or benzodiazepines, are a class of psychoactive drugs with varying hypnotic, sedative, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and amnesic properties. Sold as Xanax (alprazolam), Librium (chlordiazepoxide), Valium (diazepam), and Ativan (lorazepam), these slow down the central [...]
Adolescent Abuse of Prescription Drug: Xanax
Xanax is a prescription drug, a benzodiazepine or tranquilizer, used to treat anxiety. It is a Schedule IV controlled substance, which means that it has a high potential for abuse. There are at least 28 adverse reactions that can be caused by Xanax, including headache, tremors, confusion, blurred vision, memory [...]
Xanax Drug Addiction Can Lead to Deadly Withdrawal
Mary Rieser, Executive Director for the atlanta Recovery Center, warns that Xanax addiction is extremely dangerous, and potentially life threatening.
Xanax is a benzodiazepine, a class of drug that acts as a sedative or tranquilizer. It is used as a central nervous system depressant. This type of prescription drug [...]
