Teen Xanax Abuse Is Surging

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Stateline
August 24, 2018
By: Christine Vestal

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http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/08/24/teen-xanax-abuse-is-surging?utm_campaign=2aaeabce9f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_08_28_12_43&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Global%20Health%20NOW%20Main%20List&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-2aaeabce9f-2947769

BALTIMORE — Teen drug use during the summer often goes unnoticed. It’s when school starts and students nod off in class, exchange pills in the hallways and fail tests that the truth becomes apparent.

This school year, addiction specialists say they’re expecting an onslaught of teens addicted to Xanax and other sedatives in a class of anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines, or “benzos.” Many teens view Xanax as a safer and more plentiful alternative to prescription opioids and heroin — with similar euphoric effects.

But addiction experts warn that the pills kids are taking, often found in their parents’ or grandparents’ medicine cabinets, can be just as deadly as opioids, especially when taken in combination with other drugs or alcohol. And it’s much harder to kick the habit.

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Withdrawal From Benzodiazepines
http://psychroaches.blogspot.com/2017/05/withdrawal-from-benzodiazepines-studies.html

Xanax Adverse Reactions
http://psychroachesadverseevent.blogspot.com/2009/03/xanax-adverse-reactions.html

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Like with guns, so many want to demonize the tool, not blame the abuser.

I've personally seen lives turned around for the better by benzodiazepines, including one woman whose life was literally saved by Xanax many years ago.  I'm so glad we have these tools.

But leaving them accessible to teens who might abuse them is not a good practice.

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I thought the libs were already in la-la-land.

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Guess it beats Tide Pods.