Xanax
Xanax is a tranquilizer used for short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety or the treatment of anxiety disorders. Xanax addiction can easily occur since a person tolerance for this drug rapidly increases with its use, therefore a person needs to take more and more Xanax to get the desired effect. If a person tries to stop using Xanax, or reduces the dosage too quickly, withdrawal symptoms will occur. In fact, withdrawal from Xanax addiction can be life threatening and should be monitored closely (medical detoxification is recommended in many cases).In the last few years Drug Addiction Treatment for Xanax addiction has increase substantially with Xanax addiction taking part of a national prescription drug addiction epidemic. According the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 48 million people (20 percent of the US population), age 12 and older have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons during their lifetime, which includes Xanax. Benzodiazepines such as Xanax have been identified as being among the most commonly abused and diverted pharmaceuticals in the country, which is why Xanax addiction has become such a problem.
The majority of individuals reporting for treatment for addiction to Xanax are not your regular addict who started their addiction when looking for an easier or cheaper to acquire drug, but a patient who originally started taking Xanax for the purpose of treating a particular illness and who is now trapped in a drug dependence and addiction.
Xanax Addiction - Physical and/or Emotional Dependence
Xanax Addiction may be a physical and/or an emotional dependence. Similar to other addictions, an individual suffering from Xanax addiction is using Xanax to solve some perceived problem or problems in his or her life. The continued use of Xanax to combat these perceived problems is what leads to Xanax addiction. Xanax is often continued to be taken even after the original problem is gone. Eventually, Xanax addiction itself becomes an even greater problem than the original problem or problems that Xanax was supposed to solve.The result is that now the individual has two problems: the original underlying problem(s) and the new developed problem, an addiction to Xanax.
Xanax Addiction Treatment
At A Center for Addiction Recovery we help clients with a Xanax addiction to discover or rediscover the original problem or problems. Next we teach them how to overcome their problems with real-life solutions by equipping them with tools and life skills to confront and handle common obstacles encountered in life. Only when both the underlying reasons for the Xanax addiction and the Xanax addiction problem are resolved can a person become a healthy and happy member of society.If you or someone you love has an addiction to Xanax, seek the help of our prescription drug rehab center, contact us at:
