Drug Abuse Xanax
Drug Abuse Xanax
Xanax abuse
Xanax abuse
It seems like xanax abuse is a growing concern for many people in this country today and one reason for this may be because this drug is being over prescribed. All one has to do is complain to their physician or psychiatrist of an anxiety disorder and they will more than likely be prescribed xanax. Back in the day when I first started using xanax was not yet on the market so it was the Valium craze. This drug was coined as mothers little helper because a lot of housewives were becoming addicted to it but in todays world the number one concern is xanax abuse.
Like I was saying it is over prescribed and very easy to obtain the xanax drug; in fact, teenagers have found out about them and are using xanax in growing numbers. You may be wondering where they get them well it’s rather easy for them all they have to do is look in their parents medicine chest and they can pretty much find anything they need to get high. They have also learned from their older peers how to rifle there friends and other family members stash of drugs. They are told where they may be kept and all they have to do is look in cupboards and drawers. This is a major cause of xanax addiction that could have been prevented if their parents would have put their prescription medications under lock and key.
These adolescents have also learned how an where to cop this drug on the streets. If you or someone you know has been abusing xanax there is help.
One way of getting help for your addictioin to xanax is to just cut back on the number of milligrams you are taking each day by doing this you will prevent any unwanted xanax withdrawal. If this does not work for you then I suggest that you go to rehab to get your xanax abuse under control. Do not try to kick cold turkey if you have been taking xanax for a long time you could have a seizure and die.
Good luck
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I am in recovery myself and I like to write addiction. It is my goal to give others information on how they can stop using, overcome drug addiction and find a new way to live without drugs.
xanax…..?
someone i know has used this drug, i was wondering what are the effects and such of taking this illegally. used as a street drug basically. Is is very addictive? i need a lot of details please. Also will this lead to abusing other drugs. What if you take it with a TON of alchool. How can i tell if someone is doing other drugs. Serious answers please.
i dont wanna take them, i need real answers people
Hello Hannah,
Xanax is a benzodiazepine. It causes sedation/intoxication, muscle relaxation, antianxiety effects, amnesia, and has anticonvulsant properties.
The body can become highly addicted to xanax. People can actually die from stopping taking it abruptly due to seizures. You can die from cold turkeying alcohol as well and barbiturates from seizures.
The truth of benzodiazepines is actually if you take the drugs legally or illegally the side effects and long term dangers are for the most part the same. It is a myth that say someone buys 8 mg per day on the street is an addict and a person getting 8 mg or whatever from their doctor is immune to the long term effects. I have seen many a life destroyed by benzodiazepines like xanax. I run an internet withdrawal support group for it. The street abusers and the legal doctor addicts who follow their doctors orders all suffer the same long term damage, withdrawal symptoms, adverse effects on cognition, emotions and personality as street drug addicts. Their aint much difference, trust me. That myth is propogandised by the manufacturers who make money from these pills and the doctors who are too gutless to admit to the huge drug addiction problems they have and continue to create in their own patients.
If you really want to learn about sedative hypnotic addiction and even just simply how these drugs work, I recommend that you read this resource online http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/
Remember it is dangerous to stop these drugs suddenly if a person has been using these drugs regularly. They must be gradually weaned off of over a period of months and months.
Do read that link I gave you above by professor heather ashton the world expert on benzodiazepines. It is the most reliable.
Be careful what you read online as a lot of the info is put out there by the drug companies or it is just people quoting propoganda originating from the drug companies.
Xanax is highly addictive. It is more of a physical addiction, where the body cannot cope with the withdrawal symptoms and the person becomes enslaved to the drug. Alcohol is a very addictive and toxic drug. Long term use of alcohol shrinks the brain, causes brain atrophy and a severe physical dependency with withdrawal symptoms such as psychosis, severe anxiety, panic attacks, depression etc.
Long tem use of alcohol or benzodiazepines like xanax will probably result over time to changes in personality, impaired cognition and other physical and mental health problems.
Matt Edwards Memorial – Xanax is NOT safe!
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