Xanax Addiction and Drug Treatment

Xanax, a tranquilizer, like other pharmaceuticals such as OxyContin and Ritalin, has found its way from pharmacies to drug dealers, and become a grime public health concern. Being freely available in the market, people have developed rapid dependency and fallen victim to the compulsive trend resulting in psychological and physical addiction.

On the medical front, Xanax is prescribed to patients suffering from panic attack disorders or post-traumatic stress disorders, panic attacks, and agoraphobia. However, Xanax abuse can lead to withdrawal symptoms and abuser may discover sleepiness, anxiety to seizures and even death. User may develop tolerance when the drug is taken over time, leading to intake of higher doses to achieve the same effect.

Orally chewed, or crushed and then snorted like cocaine, or crushed then dissolved in water and injected like heroin, Xanax has depressant effects on brain areas that regulate wakefulness and alertness, very similar in effect to alcohol and sedative barbiturates. It enhances the action of receptors that inhibit central nervous system stimulation, and conversely, inhibits the action of receptors that stimulate the nervous system.

Xanax addiction can result in fatal behavior, physical dependence, and addiction, restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps and respiratory depression that can even lead to death.

To avoid such circumstances, it is wise to undergo medical treatment.

Treatments

There are varieties of treatment methods available to overcome Xanax dependence. Xanax abusers are subsequently advised to undergo long-term medication. Treatments vary with individual.

Detoxification

Detoxification tracked by long-term treatment is an effective method of relieving withdrawal symptoms while patients adjust to a drug-free state. The suggested drug-free treatments are the therapeutic community residential programs.

Behavioral Therapy

To cure such addiction, behavioral and pharmacologic treatments can be exceptionally useful. However, it is essential to match the best treatment approach to meet the particular needs of the patient.

A behavioral therapy treatment help to restore a degree of normalcy to brain function and behavior, with increased service rates and lowers the risk of diseases and criminal conduct.
The treatments include residential and outpatient approaches. In addition, several new behavioral therapies, such as contingency management therapy and cognitive-behavioral interventions, show rewarding promises for treatment of heroin addiction.

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Stimulants

Stimulants, a class of drugs that boost brain activity, were originally prescribed to treat Asthma and obesity. Today they are used for variety of other ailments including narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder or ADHD, and depression.
Apparently, the increasing potential for abuse and addiction has moderated the medical use of stimulants. Thus, lately stimulants are prescribed for very few treatments.

Regular intake of stimulants such as dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) and methylphenidate (Ritalin), can lead to lethal consequences as they increase alertness, attention, and energy while increasing blood pressure, blood glucose, and heart rate and respiratory ailments.
Taking high doses of stimulants can lead to feelings of hostility or paranoia. Additionally, users may suffer from dangerously high body temperatures and an irregular heartbeat and may show compulsive disorders and physical dependence.
There is also the potential for cardiovascular failure or lethal seizures.

Stimulants should be used under a physician's supervision and patients should not mix them with over-the-counter cold medicines that contain decongestants, as this combination may cause blood pressure to become dangerously high or lead to irregular heart rhythms.

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