Xanax Abuse

Xanax is prescription tranquilizer which depresses the nervous system in a way similar to alcohol.

Xanax has found its way from pharmacies to drug dealers, and is being abused by young, healthy people who want to get high. These club-hopping, twenty-something, casual “Xannie poppers” are using the drug in combination with other stimulants, from alcohol to cocaine.

Essentially, withdrawal symptoms from Xanax feel like the opposite of the therapeutic effects. Xanax withdrawal can produce especially severe withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms that are similar to those in alcohol withdrawal, include jittery, shaky feelings and any of the following:

” rapid heartbeat

” shaky hands

” insomnia or disturbed sleep

” sweating

” irritability

” anxiety and agitation