Street dealers often promote methadone as a heroin alternative, which has caused sales of methadone on the street to escalate significantly.
When Xanax is used in high doses for longer than a couple of months, the individual can experience both a psychological and a physical addiction to the medication.
Men are inclined to consume alcohol in larger amounts than women. Although women absorb more alcohol, and take longer to break it down and remove it from their bodies.
Over 50 percent of men and women in the United States report having one or more close relatives with a drinking problem.