benzo detox recovery

The Struggles of Benzo Detox

Counseling, Detox, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Your doctor may have prescribed benzodiazepines for anxiety or because you had trouble sleeping. The medication affects the Gamma-Amino-Butyric-Acid (GABA) receptors in the brain. At first, benzos help you to relax. Eventually, they shut down natural GABA production. Because dependency now becomes an issue, you need benzo detox recovery.At Beaches Recovery, we recognize the challenges…

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Frightening Xanax Abuse Statistics

Addiction, Prescription Drugs, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Xanax, otherwise known by its generic name alprazolam, treats moderate to severe anxiety, acute stress, and panic disorders. Belonging to medications known as benzodiazepines, Xanax is both the most prescribed and most abused benzo. Because of Xanax’s calming, pleasant high, many people abuse their prescriptions or buy the drug illegally on the street. These much…