The Facts
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* In 2006, 227 million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed to Americans, more than any other class of medication.
* 33 million Americans were prescribed at least one psychiatric drug in 2004, up from 21 million in 1997.
* The U.S. accounts for two-thirds of the global antidepressant market.
* Nine percent of U.S. teens have been prescribed drugs for depression.
FROM "Comfortably Numb"
