withdrawal - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T05:06:32Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/withdrawalXanax addiction, withdrawal and treatmenthttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/xanax-addiction-withdrawal-and-treatment2016-02-04T17:08:40.000Z2016-02-04T17:08:40.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p><strong><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><span class="font-size-4" style="font-family:georgia, palatino;">Xanax addiction, withdrawal and treatment</span><br /> Xanax is a brand name for alprazolam</span></strong><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;">, a central nervous system depressant prescribed to treat anxiety and panic disorder.</span><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><br /> <br /> <strong>Xanax can be addictive</strong>, even after relatively short-term use at recommended doses. Risk and severity of dependence increase with higher doses and longer periods of use. Long-term use of Xanax can increase tolerance.<br /> <br /> <strong>Withdrawal symptoms include</strong> insomnia, restlessness, agitation, anxiety, abdominal pain, muscle cramps, vomiting, sweating, tremors and seizures.<br /> <br /> <strong>Withdrawal symptoms appear</strong> one or two days after a person stops use of Xanax and continue for two to four weeks or longer.<br /> <br /> <strong>Dependence is treated</strong> by gradually reducing the dosage. Inpatient or hospital treatment may be necessary for addicts who have a high tolerance or have had seizures during withdrawal.<br /> <br /> <strong>Overdose symptoms include</strong> drowsiness, confusion, impaired coordination, diminished reflexes and coma. <br /> <br /> <strong>Xanax overdose can be fatal</strong>, but most Xanax deaths are caused by a combination of Xanax with alcohol and/or other drugs, which can dangerously enhance the effects.<br /> <br /> <strong>The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies</strong> Xanax as a Schedule IV drug, with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. Other Schedule IV drugs include Soma, Darvocet, Valium, Ativan and Ambien.<br /> <br /> <em><strong>Sources: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization Clinical Guidelines for Withdrawal Management and Treatment of Drug Dependence in Closed Settings.</strong></em><br /></span> <span class="font-size-2" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><em>— Compiled by Michelle Quigley</em></span><strong><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family:'times new roman', times;"><em><br /></em></span></strong></p></div>Boca Raton: Hillstone withdraws proposal for Wildflower sitehttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-hillstone-withraws-proposal-for-wildflower-site2015-10-23T17:00:00.000Z2015-10-23T17:00:00.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88979" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><strong><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88978" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">By Steve Plunkett</font></strong></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88985" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88984" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">The developer of a planned restaurant at the city-owned Wildflower site on the Intracoastal has withdrawn its proposal, complaining about a demand from Boca Raton for “several millions more” in rent.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88988" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88987" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">“The restaurant business is one of very narrow margins,” Glenn Viers, vice president of the Hillstone Restaurant Group, said in a letter to the city Oct. 22 announcing the withdrawal.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88991" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88990" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">The higher rent, combined with escalating property taxes, “would stretch Hillstone beyond reasonably acceptable financial limits,” Viers wrote.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88994" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88993" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">The restaurant group had proposed building a $10 million Houston’s restaurant at the northwest base of the Palmetto Park Road bridge. It already operates a Houston’s off Glades Road just west of Interstate 95.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88997" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_88996" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">Boca Raton held a workshop in October 2011 to gauge interest in developing the site, which the city bought in 2009 for $7.5 million. After an initial flurry of excitement, only the Hillstone group submitted a formal bid to lease the land.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_89001" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_89000" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">The 2.3-acre now-vacant parcel once was home of the raucous Wildflower bar and restaurant. Neighbors of the site fear a restaurant there will overload Northeast Fifth Avenue with traffic and illegally parked cars.</font></p>
<p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_89007" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1445612141857_89012" face="Calibri" color="#000000" size="3">As recently as Sept. 1, Viers showed the Boca Raton Federation of Homeowners Associations the latest renderings of the project and said he thought it would be finished in 2017.</font></p></div>