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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

The contents of most medicine cabinets in the US have changed a lot since the days of “candy aspirin” poisoning, with more drugs being prescribed to kids: In 2009, children became the leading growth demographic in the pharmaceutical industry. which questioned the rising cases of young children diagnosed with bipolar disorder.