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Xanax
Addiction
- As one of the class of drugs benzodiazepines Xanax has been shown to be a dangerous drug to withdraw from. The reason that Xanax withdrawal is dangerous is that as a CNS depressant that slows neural activity in the brain when the drug is abruptly stopped brain activity can rebound and accelerate out of control. Prolonged Xanax users should not attempt to withdraw from the drug without medical supervision.Oxycodone Addiction
Oxycodone works by stimulating certain opoid receptors that are located throughout the central nervous system, in the brain and along the spinal cord. When the oxycodone binds to the opoid receptors, a variety of physiologic responses can occur ranging from pain relief, to slowed breathing to euphoria. Withdrawal reactions include anxiety, irritability, sweating, trouble sleeping and diarrhea. Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has a range of definitions related to disaproval over use or overuse of mood altering substances. These fall into four main categories: Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medicaly, dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms.
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- Substance
Abuse Resource Guide: Pregnant-Postpartum Women and Their Infants National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Information site offers links
to research reports, resources, and prevention materials
- Violence
Against Women
This Center for Substance Abuse Prevention resource guide presents recent
research findings and information on the relationship of alcohol and
substance abuse to violence against women, including battering, murder,
stalking behaviors, rape, and sexual assault
- Women
For Sobriety, Inc. Nonprofit organization devoted to helping
women overcome alcoholisms and other addictions; site offers archive
of articles by Jean Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
- Women
In Recovery Links to twelve-step resources related to women's
issues and addiction, panic disorder, and relationship issues

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