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                                                           Xanax

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Alprazolam (more commonly known as xanax) is a strong depressant that is used to relieve anxiety, as well as, helps reduce chemo-induced nausea

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Xanax is a depressant that will slow your heart rate down and creates a synthetic calmness by increasing the capacity of your GABA receptors in your nervous system. The overall effect is being very calm and almost numb to your surroundings. Although this does not sound desirable to most of us, those who suffer from severe panic attacks this ability to calm down even if it results in a numb state.

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Xanax metabolizes relatively quickly resulting in a low time in body; four days.
Xanax can be traced in a persons blood using cinematographic tests to determine concentration of the drug in a persons blood stream.

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The best way to reverse a Xanax is to give the person flumazenil. It is commonly used to combat depressant overdoses.

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Xanax is a schedule four drug, meaning that it is only obtainable through a prescription from a doctor.

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Like many depressants, alone, it is very unlikely to overdose from only Xanax. Overdose's mostly occur when Xanax is mixed with other intoxicants such as, alcohol, marijuana, and other prescription drugs. Another danger to keep in mind if ingesting Xanax, is if you buy it on the streets (where it is known as, "bars" "xans" and "Green Hulk") it can be laced with a synthetic heroin called fentanyl to increase the chance of addiction to give the drug dealers a chance for a more profitable client.
Low-level symptoms
Amnesia
Dry mouth
High-level symptoms
Hallucinations
(see overdose symptoms)
Overdose Symptoms
Coma or death (if combined with other intoxicants)
Fainting
Low blood pressure
Shallow breathing
Impaired motor skills

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An interesting fact about Xanax is that people that are proclaimed addicts take about 20-30 pills a day.
About 40% of people that have used Xanax long term have reported that it has increased their depression.
Xanax has had the second largest growth in production in the last five years only behind Hydrocodone since the decline in prescribing Oxycontin.

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