﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Xanax news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more Xanax stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/4484/xanax.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 8:02:21 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/66388/cocaine-contributed-to-billy-mays-death-autopsy.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Cocaine Contributed to Billy Mays' Death: Autopsy</title><description>Cocaine figured into Billy Mays’ death, TMZ reports. An autopsy found traces of the drug in Mays' system, suggesting that the TV pitchman used it a few days before his death. The report lists “cocaine use” as a contributing cause of death, along with heart disease. The autopsy also found...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/66388/cocaine-contributed-to-billy-mays-death-autopsy.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:31:28 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/58889/conn-chimp-was-on-xanax-during-attack.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Conn. Chimp Was on Xanax During Attack</title><description>The chimp that mauled a Connecticut woman in February, rendering her blind, had a small dose of antidepressant Xanax in his system, a necropsy has revealed. At 200 pounds, Travis was also severely obese. Police haven’t ruled out criminal charges against the owner, who is embroiled in a legal battle...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/58889/conn-chimp-was-on-xanax-during-attack.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:31:34 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/32623/andy-dick-faces-sex-drug-charges.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Andy Dick Faces Sex, Drug Charges</title><description>An "extremely intoxicated" Andy Dick pulled down the tank top and bra of a teenage girl outside a California restaurant, police say. The 42-year-old comedian faces a slew of charges, including sexual battery and public intoxication. Police found marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his pockets, MTV reports.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/32623/andy-dick-faces-sex-drug-charges.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:56:12 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/19915/panicked-8-ways-to-fight-back.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Panicked? 8 Ways to Fight Back</title><description>For 10 agonizing minutes, you think you've lost it: You're sweating and dizzy, your heart is racing, and you can't breathe. More than 25% of people experience the complete lack of control of a panic attack. Fight back with these tips from MSNBC:  Remind yourself that a panic attack cannot...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/19915/panicked-8-ways-to-fight-back.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:09:00 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/18360/accidental-od-killed-ledger.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Accidental OD Killed Ledger</title><description>Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, painkillers, and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office ruled today. OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Restoril, Unisom, and ibuprofen combined to result in a lethal "acute intoxication," an ME spokeswoman told the AP.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/18360/accidental-od-killed-ledger.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 9:26:34 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/4461/killer-wrestler-on-steroids-family-sedated.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Killer Wrestler on Steroids, Family Sedated</title><description>Wrestling star Chris Benoit's testosterone level was 10 times the normal level when he killed his wife, his young son and himself last month, a Georgia medical examiner has determined. Benoit's wife and son were also apparently sedated with prescription medication. Benoit had taken a cocktail of anabolic steroids, the...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/4461/killer-wrestler-on-steroids-family-sedated.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 5:47:09 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/3919/who-knew-a-prius-was-a-hot-rod.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Who Knew a Prius Was a Hot Rod?</title><description>As the exhaust clears following Al Gore III's joy-ride drug bust, an astonished public has zeroed in, not on the former veep's son, but on his little-Prius-that-could. Clocked at over 100mph before he was pulled over, Gore shattered the assumption that the Toyota hybrid sacrifices speed for fuel efficiency, the...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/3919/who-knew-a-prius-was-a-hot-rod.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 5:14:39 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/3906/al-gore-iii-returns-to-rehab.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Al Gore III Returns to Rehab</title><description>Al Gore III has posted bail and returned to rehab. A day after the ex-VP's son was busted for drugs, the 24-year-old magazine publisher "is getting treatment," his father said today. 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