Alprazolam, also known under the trade names Xanax and Niravam, is a short-acting drug in the benzodiazepine class used to treat severe anxiety disorders and as an adjunctive treatment for anxiety associated with clinical depression.

Symptoms of xanax abuse
Alprazolam, like all benzodiazepines, has the potential for abuse. Although it is not manufactured illegally, and its misuse and abuse is dwarfed by benzodiazepines like flunitrazepam and temazepam, it is still often diverted to the black market, particularily in the United States where alprazolam is the most widely prescribed benzodiazepine. The state of relaxation, anxiolysis, and disinhibition induced by benzodiazepines is the main reason for their illicit use.

Most alprazolam abusers "are generally but not entirely limited to patients involved in a polydrug use pattern"[30] In fact, according to an April 2004 report by the U.S. SAMHSA, "over three-quarters (78%) of benzodiazepine-related (emergency room) visits involved 2 or more drugs

Common symptoms of xanax withdrawal
Withdrawal symptoms such as agitation, panic attacks, rebound anxiety, muscle cramps and seizures. Some patients may benefit from a substitution with diazepam or clonazepam as these drugs remain in the bloodstream longer and therefore have less potential for abuse and dependence.

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