Word: alprazolam
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...hardly your typical party drug. Produced by Ahmadabad-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Alprax (a.k.a alprazolam) is the generic version of Xanax, approved in the U.S. in 1981 to treat people suffering from anxiety disorders and panic attacks. The drug?which in India requires a doctor's prescription but is readily available from pharmacists without one?is generally considered to be safe when monitored by a knowledgeable doctor. But long-term users of Alprax?and of other tranquilizers containing benzodiazepine, the drug's active ingredient?can become dependent, hooked on the placid calm it imparts and needing to take it more...
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