The Dark Side of Xanax Comes Into View

The Dark Side of Xanax Comes Into View

Amid rising concerns about benzodiazepines, some patients who try to quit are suffering extreme anxiety, memory loss and intense physical pain.

The epidemiology of benzodiazepine misuse: A systematic review

Benzodiazepine misuse is a growing public health problem, with increases in benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths and emergency room visits in recent…

Xanax Nation: How America’s Wonder Drug Became a Neurological Nightmare

That was until Xanax, a tiny pill prescribed for her mild insomnia, sank its claws into her nervous system. Two years after her first dose, the blessi

Generation Xanax: The Dark Side of America’s Wonder Drug

(Wall Street Journal) – Psychiatrists and primary-care doctors regularly prescribe the drugs for everything from mild anxiety to insomnia, making benzodiazepines some of the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications in America. The pills’ omnipresence has left a mark on pop culture, turning up in Lil Wayne songs and HBO’s “The White Lotus” as bearers of chemical tranquility. But as concerns increase about potential adverse effects of thes…