Xanax is king in America—the anti-anxiety drug was prescribed more than any psychiatric medication in 2009, according to PsychCentral. We're a "zonked out" nation, observes Hamilton Nolan at Gawker, noting that the "first speed prescription" (amphetamine salts) doesn't show up until No. 11. Here's the top 10:
- Xanax
- Lexapro
- Ativan
- Zoloft
- Prozac