Benzodiazepines 
Fact: Bezodiazepines or Benzos include Xanax (Alprazolam), Valium (Diazepam), Halcion (Triazolam) and Librium (Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride)
Fact: Xanax is among the most widely prescribed medications.
Fact: Xanax and Valium are the 2 most frequently encountered benzodiazepines on the illicit market.
Fact: Individuals who do abuse often maintain their Xanax supply by getting prescriptions from several doctors, forging prescriptions, or buying diverted pharmaceutical products on the illicit market.
Fact: No drug is abused more than the drug Xanax.
Fact: Xanax bars have become one of the top selling drugs in the United States with more than 30 million prescriptions for generic drug Xanax written each year. Prescriptions have created an over $81 million dollar Xanax industry.
Fact: Nearly 5 million people have at one point taken Xanax or a similar anti-anxiety medication for non-medical reasons.
Fact: Abuse of Xanax is most frequently associated with adolescents and young adults who take benzodiazepines to obtain a "high." This intoxicated state results in reduced inhibition and impaired judgment.
Fact: Concurrent use of alcohol or other depressants with benzodiazepines can be life threatening.
Fact: A large percentage of people entering treatment for narcotic or cocaine addiction also report abusing Xanax.
Fact: Three out of every four drugs that are used illegally in the United States are prescription medications.
Fact: On the street, it's cheap, selling for about $1 to $3 a pill, making it an affordable fix for young people, who call the pills "Xanies" or "Blues."
Fact: Benzodiazepine abuse can lead to profound psychological and physical dependence, including severe symptoms of withdrawal.