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The booming business of American anxiety

17 mins | Aug 28, 2023
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Americans are anxious—and a flurry of companies and opportunistic entrepreneurs want to fill the demand for relief. Julie Wernau and Andrea Petersen explore how the nation's mental health crisis has fueled a market of dubious goods branded to help with anxiety despite little scientific backing. Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.

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