Courier Life has posted such a depressing blotter about Gerritsen Beach that I need a Xanax.

Drug bust

Quantities of Xanax and marijuana were allegedly recovered after a car was stopped in Gerritsen Beach Saturday.

Police said that they pulled a 1995 BMW over near the corner of Avenue X and Gerritsen Avenue at 12:30 a.m. on February 13 after cops noticed that the man behind the wheel wasn’t wearing his seat belt.

Cops inspected the car after the driver couldn’t produce ID, allegedly finding marijuana “scattered around the center console,” officials said. They also found a bag of 41 Xanax pills in the driver’s jacket pocket.

The motorist, who was ultimately identified as 19-year-old Michael McGrath, was taken into custody, charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

FACTS ABOUT XANAX

• Xanax is the brand name for the anti-anxiety drug known generically as alprazolam, widely prescribed for treating anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders.
• It’s a member of a class of tranquilizers known as benzodiazepines, which includes Valium and Halcion.
• Xanax is commonly misused to create an alcohol-like high, with feelings of euphoria and increased sociability.
• Use can lead to profound psychological and physical dependence, including severe symptoms of withdrawal.