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05/31/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

PSYCH DRUG America: More than 8 million children now on mind-altering psychiatric medication

As more children are being prescribed psychiatric drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, misuse is also on the rise, prompting experts to question why so many kids are being told they need psychiatric drugs in the first place. The journal Pediatrics reports that poison control centers saw more than 150,000 calls related to people younger […]

10/16/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Kids that wiggle when engaged in challenging mental activities are often labeled “ADHD” and drugged with mind-altering medications

Many a parent of a child who’s been diagnosed with ADHD has stared in bewilderment as their child sits dead still for hours watching a movie. No wiggling, no chatting, no getting up and down every few minutes – just total focus and concentration. Put that child in a classroom environment and you would think […]

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