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News Article 4: Prozac Nation Becomes Xanax Nation

In recent years, there has been a surge of the mental disorder known as anxiety. It has surged so much that it now beats out depression in the #1 mental disorder among college students. Some of it can be blamed on social media and our constantly updating culture. The article also mentions that there has been a drastic change in the way kids are being raised, too. The high expectations and multiple activities kids are in puts a huge stress on them and is part of the reason more young people are developing mental illnesses. However, society has become more accepting of these disorders and people with anxiety have been finding each other on social media and banding to form a kind of movement. Prozac Nation Is Now the United States of Xanax