'Xanax' linked to more than 200 deaths
Counterfeit Xanax bars with a street value of more than £1m have been seized at the UK border since 2016. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an 'escalating crisis'
Northern Ireland's chief coroner speaks out over the rising number of deaths linked to the anti-anxiety drug. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use of Valium and Xanax for pain rising in U.S.
(Reuters Health) - A growing number of people in the U.S. are taking anti-anxiety drugs like Valium and Xanax not just for anxiety or depression but also for chronic pain, researchers say. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Benzos, Opioids and Z-Drugs: Deadly Combos
With all the news media accounts and reports from governmental health organizations about the opioid epidemic, including the 70,237 drug overdose deaths in 2017, a newly emerging threat is gaining attention: use and misuse of benzodiazepines, opioid drugs and Z-drugs. Specifically, combining these three drugs can create a deadly combination that snuffs out lives.
Benzodiazepine Overdose Deaths on the Rise
Benzodiazepines, a class of sedative narcotic drugs including Xanax and Valium used to treat anxiety, insomnia and other disorders and classified as Schedule IV under the Controlled Substances Act by the Drug Enforcement ...
Source: Psych Central - January 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Addictions Substance Abuse Suicide Source Type: news
Inside the Specialized ‘Recovery’ High Schools Designed Just for Teens With Addiction
SEATTLE — It’s the last class period of the day. The students lean back on couches and take turns describing the most important day of their lives: the day they became sober.
For Marques Martinez, that date was Nov. 15, 2016. Until then, he had used OxyContin, Xanax and nearly every other drug he could get his hands on, he said. He had been suspended from school for selling drugs. “I knew what I was doing was bad,” he said. “But I didn’t think there was another way.”
Two years ago, Martinez’s parents sent him to an in-patient treatment center and then enrolled him in this unu...
Source: TIME: Health - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gorman / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized Addiction Source Type: news
How benzos and Xanax culture propel the opioid crisis
Why have benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax been involved in a large number of Canadian opioid overdose deaths? (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/Front Burner Source Type: news
The common pill that's killing in the shadow of the opioid crisis
Benzodiazepines, a group of sedatives that include medications like Valium, Xanax and Ativan, have been prescribed for half a century. But when combined with opioids, the results can be lethal. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Evidence Shows Abuse of Xanax, Valium on the Rise
The statistics also revealed that benzodiazepine use among adults is more than twice as high as previously reported, with nearly 13 percent using the drugs within the past year. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - December 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Dependence, News, Source Type: news
More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise
THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 -- About one in every five people who take Valium, Xanax and other benzodiazepines are misusing the potentially addictive medication, U.S. survey data show.
The statistics also revealed that benzodiazepine use among adults is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 27, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Number of children needing treatment for addiction to anti-anxiety pills DOUBLED in a year
Under 18s hooked on benzodiazepines has doubled, figures from Public Health England show. The use of Xanax, unavailable on the NHS, has increased by five-fold, available on social media. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Number of children needing treatment for addiction to anti-anxiety pills DOUBLED in a year
Under 18s hooked on benzodiazepines has doubled, figures from Public Health England show. The use of Xanax, unavailable on the NHS, has increased by five-fold, available on social media. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What's the difference between Valium and Xanax?
Valium and Xanax are both benzodiazepines. As sedatives, they have some uses in treating anxiety, but the two can cause slightly different side effects and interactions, and both can result in dependency and withdrawal. Learn more about the differences between Valium and Xanax here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Xanax: Treatment for addiction rises sharply in children
Experts say young people are finding anti-anxiety drugs online with no idea of their strength. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
