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New Yorkers Fight Crisis With Pills

Prescriptions shoot up in Sept., Oct.

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 15, 2008 8:24 AM CST

(Newser) – At least there's one market that's booming in New York—the market for pills for your sleeplessness, anxiety, and depression, Crain’s New York Business reports. The meltdown in the financial industry has caused a surge in prescriptions: In September, as Lehman Brothers was collapsing,... Read full story »

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New Yorkers Fight Crisis With Pills

Prescriptions shoot up in Sept., Oct.

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