Xanax Abuse And Drug Rehab

05/21/2008

A survey at a local high school revealed that Xanax abuse is on the rise with our students. One student reported that Xanax is the most commonly abused drug in the school. Kids take it all the time. They get it out of their parents' medicine cabinets. It’s a bigger problem in my high school than pot.

According to survey, kids take it for the relaxing high and because it is socially acceptable and easily accessible. The drug can be found in many family medicine cabinets or three tablets can be bought on the streets for five dollars. Some kids take eight at a time. They mix xanax with orange juice, alcohol or an energy drink to intensify the effects. Those who mix it with alcohol, are putting themselves at extreme risk. The mixture of xanax and alcohol can result in respiratory suppression and even death.

According to surveys, some kids feel they are addicted to xanax and were from the first moment they took it. This is not surprising as xanax is very addictive - a person can become dependent on xanax in just a few days. Others surveyed feel it would be difficult to stop because of the accessibility of the drug.

Parents have to be willing to ask their kids if they are taking xanax and if they are, get them the help that they need to be safely reduced of the drug. Most high school kids probably at least know about xanax. A recent CASA study revealed that 80 percent of our high school kids attend drug-infested schools. Assume that your kids at least know about xanax and talk to them about it. The family car can become a lethal weapon if driven by a teen mentally impaired from xanax.

Xanax is a prescription drug, a benzodiazepine or tranquilizer. 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 loss and convulsions - not the ingredients for those who want to make the list of "those most likely to succeed."

DRUG REHAB SUCCESS STORY

Before I came to this program I was lost and had spent the last five or six years wondering why I was even alive.  My drug abuse had destroyed my relationship with my family, my career as well as my self esteem and personal image.  I was legally tied down with fines and expectations that were overwhelming to the point of which drugs were my only way out.  Eventually, after years filled with deception, a broken marriage and loss of a child long with family and friends, I finally gave up completely and devoted all of my time to my drug habit.  At one point there was no way I could do it any more and found this program.  It would be my seventh and LAST rehabilitation program.  This program has given me back my self-esteem and desire along with everything I had lost.  I now have goals and a purpose and I am determined to succeed with the foundation I have established.  I could not have done it without the help of this drug rehab program.

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