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What Are the Statistic of the Use and Abuse of the Drug Xanax?

Question by LOADED: What are the statistic of the use and abuse of the drug Xanax?
Any websites that will tell me the use and abuse in teens and adults.

Best answer:

Answer by Ed
http://www.addictionsearch.com/treatment_articles/article/xanax-addiction-and-treatment_4.html

This website tells you the percentage of the population that has used the drug. Abuse statistics, and alot of other information.

Opiate Overdose Deaths 'skyrocketed' in Women, CDC Finds

Opiate overdose deaths 'skyrocketed' in women, CDC finds

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Unlike illicit drugs like heroin and cocaine, prescription painkillers such as hydrocodone, oxycodone and fentanyl have a patina of legitimacy, said Dr. David Sack, an addiction psychiatrist with Promises Treatment Center in Malibu, Calif. “People …
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Cory Monteith: How Did He Die?

Cory Monteith: How Did He Die?

Filed under: drug addiction help

We have to reiterate that Cory's cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but if it was an overdose, it will be a tragic example of how dangerous and serious drug addiction is. It is something that some people, no matter how strong they are, just …
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What Percentage of Americans Are Addicted Too Illegal Drugs?

Question by Marxist Radicals R Destroyers: What Percentage Of Americans Are Addicted Too Illegal Drugs?

VS. What percentage of drug users that have health Insurance? How could they afford health insurance buying illegal drugs everyday?

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Spending Down on Harm Reduction for Illicit Drugs: Report

Spending down on harm reduction for illicit drugs: report

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Australian governments are spending more on law enforcement against illicit drugs than treatment and prevention, according to a report released today by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The report, presented at a symposium in Canberra …
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High School Dropouts More Likely to Have Drug and Alcohol Abuse Problems

High School Dropouts More Likely to Have Drug and Alcohol Abuse Problems

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According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, youth in the 12th-grade age range (16-18 years old) are using illicit drugs at a higher rate than those who are in school (31.4 percent versus 15.3 percent). This …
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