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Video: How Xanax works

by American Chemical Society

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Credit: The American Chemical Society

Whether or not you have anxiety, you've probably heard of Xanax.

But what's in this popular and widely prescribed drug, and how does it work?

This new video from Reactions describes how Xanax works in the anxious brain:

Provided by American Chemical Society

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