We're a Xanax Nation

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:

1. Xanax
2. Lexapro
3. Ativan
4. Zoloft
5. Prozac

6. Desyrel
7. Cymbalta
8. Seroquel
9. Effexor XR
10. Valium

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