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Xanax Drug Addiction Drug
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Xanax Abuse
Abuse of prescription drugs, such as the popular anti-anxiety
drug Xanax, has become a serious public health concern, with an estimated 9
million Americans misusing various mind-altering medications.
In fact,
three out of every four drugs that are used illegally in the United States are
prescription medications.
"The incidence of non-medical use of prescription
drugs has doubled in the past decade," said Glen Hanson, acting director of the
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). "It's something we need to be
concerned about."
NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health, launched
a campaign to fight prescription drug misuse and addiction last April.
Xanax is one of the most commonly misused prescription drugs, Hanson said,
because it's so readily available. A sedative similar to Valium used to treat
anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders, it's one of the top-selling drugs
in the United States.
Alcohol-Like High
Experts say among those who abuse it, Xanax has a reputation for causing a
"high." It slows down the central nervous system, triggering an alcohol-like
high - creating a state of euphoria, lowering inhibitions and increasing
sociability, Hanson said.
Widespread
Problem
In Philadelphia, recently, 28 young teenagers took
powerful doses of Xanax during lunch period at a middle school and 12 had to be
treated at a hospital.
And in Houston, last week, four students were rushed
to a hospital after taking Xanax at another middle school. Baseball's Darryl
Strawberry once admitted mixing Xanax with cocaine.
And Washington's former
Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry has said Xanax was among drugs he was
addicted to a decade ago.
The problem's so severe that some lawmakers have
been calling for new tighter government control over prescription drugs that
are appealing to abusers.
When used inappropriately, Xanax can be
psychologically and physically addictive, and can cause severe symptoms of
withdrawal. And when mixed with alcohol, it can be fatal. "When people start
escalating dosages and self-medicating, they can very quickly become addicted
and it can be a very dangerous addiction," said drug expert and author Rod
Colvin.
On the street, it's cheap, selling for about $1 to $3 a pill,
making it an affordable fix for young people, who call the pills "Xanies" or
"Blues."
"They don't have to deal with a dirty drug dealer like they might
have to with cocaine or marijuana or heroin," said Joe Califano, president of
the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
"They're available in medicine cabinets of all their friends' parents and their
parents probably."
Adults usually don't have trouble getting prescriptions
for the drug.
Dr. David Smith, founder and president of the Haight Ashbury
Free Clinics in San Francisco, expressed surprise that Noelle Bush, the
daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who was arrested early Tuesday morning for
calling in a fake a prescription for Xanax, had to resort to such a measure.
"People of her class usually have easy access to it," he said. "Forging a
prescription usually indicates substantial drug abuse problems."
Facts About Xanax
Xanax is the brand
name for the anti-anxiety drug known generically as alprazolam, widely
prescribed for treating anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders. It's a
member of a class of tranquilizers known as benzodiazepines, which includes
Valium and Halcion. Xanax is commonly misused to create an alcohol-like high,
with feelings of euphoria and increased sociability. Use can lead to profound
psychological and physical dependence, including severe symptoms of withdrawal.
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