Tuscaloosa area law enforcement say the 22 year old October gang rape victim is just one of many falling prey to the dangers of Xanax.

Four men were charged with rape after a 22 year old woman was found unconscious in an apartment in Tuscaloosa. According to police all four men have sex with while she was unconscious. She had been drinking a combination of fruit punch and Xanax.

Tuscaloosa police Chief Steve Anderson said that scenario is becoming too common, he said, “It’s a public health crisis and it needs to be taken seriously.” Chief Anderson also said “A lot of young women are being sexually abused.

So far in 2015 the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force has confiscated more than 10,000 variations of Xanax. They have seized more than $50,000 and made 33 arrests.

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