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Addiction specialists say that they're seeing a sharp upswing in teens abusing benzodiazepines, which can cause seizures during withdrawal. "We see things first. So, I’m not surprised that the spike in Xanax use isn’t reflected in national data yet," said Sharon Levy, director of adolescent addiction treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital. “When I ask them if they’re using opioids, they say, ‘No. I wouldn’t touch the stuff.’” News on addiction and the opioid crisis also comes out of Louisiana, Wisconsin and Arizona -- and was a topic of discussion on this week's "What The Health" podcast.