2016: A news report from an ABC affiliate in Carmel Valley, California reported on three teens who had to be hospitalized after overdosing on Xanax.
2016: Three students at separate Austin high schools were found with Xanax and charged with drug possession.
2017: Fox News reported that two middle school students faced disciplinary action after distributing Xanax pills to 16 eight-graders who then became ill and needed to be transported to the hospital.
2017: Eleven middle school students in Santa Ana, California were transported to the hospital after showing signs of Xanax intoxication.
2017: In Loudoun County, Virginia, seven middle school students were sharing a drink that contained Xanax. They did not need to be transported to a hospital. The same news report commented on an incident in nearby Potomac Falls High School where two students were found in possession of suspected Xanax.
2017: Eight high school students in the Tucson United School District were found intoxicated with Xanax. Seven had to be taken to the hospital.