![]() They’ll prescribe like 100 pills of Xanax to someone. Sometimes they are getting them from doctors who aren’t doing their jobs right. Smith said, “Dealers aren’t always getting from a personal prescription or a person with a prescription. someone has a pipeline to get easily becomes the popular prescription drug to take.”Īnother Carlmont student, John Smith, whose name has also been changed to protect his anonymity, has had a great deal of exposure to Xanax, and understands the trend from both the supplier and the consumer standpoint. At another school that I taught at it was Oxycontin, and I know that at other schools it’s Vicodin. Xanax is just what is available right now, but it is just one portion of the prescription drug problem, which isn’t just at our school, it’s pretty much society-wide right now because prescription drugs are so easily available. But what many teens don’t know is that dealers have figured out ways to make drugs that have the same effects of Xanax, but that contain different, and possibly deadly, chemicals.Īdministrative Vice Principal Grant Steunenberg said, “It’s more than just Xanax. Prescription drugs may seem like a safe way to get high because they are regulated by the government, so they shouldn’t be laced with other harmful substances. Pills are a low-key way to get high without the smell… all you do is swallow the pill and wait.” One is that they are easy to ingest there is no smell involved, and they require no paraphernalia.Ī Carlmont student, Jane Stevens, whose name has been changed to protect her anonymity, said, “‘Popping pills has become a popular trend for teens, especially those attending raves. There are many reasons why teens have begun to prefer prescription pills. In this tweet, he is referring to Alprazolam, a prescription anti-anxiety drug commonly known as Xanax, which has become increasingly popular as a recreational drug among teens.Īfter decades of experimenting with alcohol, marijuana, and various other drugs, some high school students are adding prescription medication to that list of substances. ![]() Don’t let ’em fool u,” said Chance the Rapper, a popular artist amongst young people, on Twitter. Xanax is a prescription anti-anxiety drug that has become popular for recreational use among teens. ![]()
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