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Article: Noelle Bush's arrest highlights growth of Xanax addicts.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Byline: Robyn Suriano
ORLANDO, Fla. _ When Bryan stopped taking drugs six months ago, he got through the worst of his heroin withdrawal in a week. It was Xanax that tortured him for a full month.
He longed for the "benzos" _ slang for benzodiazepines, the class of drugs that includes Xanax _ to take the edge off his skittishness, sleeplessness and anxiety. Although Bryan used a variety of drugs for about 12 years, the Orlando man found Xanax one of the hardest to let go.
"Once you get fixated on downers like that, you don't stop easily," said Bryan, 29, who asked not to be identified by last name to protect his business. "Especially if you're a ...