Those who struggle with fear, worry, and anxiety need to be lovingly cared for. In a perfect world a mature biblical counselor would work in tandem with a top notch Christian physician to offer proper care for a believer who is hurting (we are after all body/soul creatures).
A secular news organization recently ran an article titled the "
The Hidden Epidemic: Dangers of anti-anxiety medications." This story encourages its readers to understand the side effects and long term addictions that can arise from various
psychotropic drugs....
As reported by (KATV) Little Rock — Scott Graves was a man who seemingly had it all: a good job, a loving family. That was until he was handed a prescription for Xanax in 1994 after being diagnosed with a mental health disorder.
"For a long time, I kept it together," he said. "I took it as prescribed. And then it became where I couldn’t do anything without them."
For nearly 15 years, Scott was addicted saying, “I woke up with the pills. I spent the whole day with the pills. I went to bed with the pills. It was my life.”
It took one relapse and two suicide attempts for him to realize he had a problem. He was able to finally break free in 2016. “I was going to die. I didn’t want to, but I was going to," he said.
Scott isn't alone either. The struggle of addition to Xanax or other benzodiazepines, like Klonopin or Ativan, is all too real for more people than you might think.
“Benzos are in fact one of the most addictive prescription drugs that we have in the field today," said Tucker Martin, director of marketing for Recovery Centers of Arkansas.
For nearly 15 years, Scott was addicted saying, “I woke up with the pills. I spent the whole day with the pills. I went to bed with the pills. It was my life.”
It took one relapse and two suicide attempts for him to realize he had a problem. He was able to finally break free in 2016. “I was going to die. I didn’t want to, but I was going to," he said.
Scott isn't alone either. The struggle of addition to Xanax or other benzodiazepines, like Klonopin or Ativan, is all too real for more people than you might think.
“Benzos are in fact one of the most addictive prescription drugs that we have in the field today," said Tucker Martin, director of marketing for Recovery Centers of Arkansas.
