FYI: Xanax is used for pain in some cases, including headaches. It is also used for muscle spasms that may cause pain. To mctruck, thank you for sharing your personal story. It is interesting that marijuana is not mentioned in this article. But there may be good reason for that. For one thing, the story here is about prescription pain killers and the rising addiction that come with it here in Hawaii. As someone has mentioned, Big Pharma has a lot to do with the fact that marijuana is not in the picture. They would rather sell these concoctions that have so many debilitating side effects because it means big money to them. Marijuana can simply be consumed in its natural form after a simple mixing into food such as the typical brownie or smoked. Marijuana would be readily available whereas the pharmaceuticals that these big companies cannot be planted or processed at home by the patient. It can only be bought. Big Pharma want you to believe that marijuana is dangerous for obvious reasons