Xanax is a prescription drug used to manage anxiety. It’s also one of the top ten abused prescription drugs on the market. Categorized as a benzodiazepine (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peen), it’s estimated that some 61,000 people sought treatment for benzodiazepine abuse in 2011. It isn’t uncommon for the body to grow tolerant and dependent on the drug after…
What if your child is struggling with addiction? How do you as a parent help? Your instinct is to fix it. If you could snap your fingers and erase it, you would. But that’s not how life works. Actions generate consequences, and sometimes they hurt. Substance abuse often leads to addiction, and if you’re a…
Chances are you know your child better than anyone. You can pick them out of a crowd with eagle-like precision. No matter their age or appearance, you will always recognize your child because you’ve been there for them from day one. But can you as easily recognize the signs indicating you teen is abusing drugs?…
We’ve talked about the national addiction epidemic the United States faces. It’s a multifaceted epidemic that includes prescription drug abuse, illicit drug abuse, and even over-the-counter drug abuse. While this alone is a major challenge to overcome, it’s laced with what the National Institute on Drug Abuse calls an inextricable link between HIV and addiction….