June 1, 2010 | From theTrumpet.com One in four children took drugs for chronic conditions in 2009, according to a new report. Prescription drug use among youngsters in the United States is growing at nearly four times the rate as among the overall population. A new report shows that nearly a quarter of insured children [...]
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New Study: 20% of Teens Abuse Drugs Not Prescribed to Them We talk with a local expert about the trend. Updated: Friday, 04 Jun 2010, 11:54 PM CDT by Tim Blotz and Mary Costello, FOX 9 News Eden Prairie, Minn. – Think those illegal drugs some of our teenagers are taking are all street drugs? [...]
Growing numbers of children on medication NewsTimes.com By Eileen FitzGerald June 7, 2010 Here’s just one statistic that Danbury school psychologist Charles Manos worries about: 42 percent of all kids in foster care are taking three or more mood-altering drugs. “All kids in foster care have some story of trauma, like abuse or neglect, so we [...]
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