Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Tots to teens medicated under state foster care system

Tots to teens medicated under state foster care system

One in five children in foster care in Texas is on psychotropic medicines for an extended time. Those are powerful drugs that change brain function.

Despite a push by the state to decrease the use of psychotropics, children younger than the age of 2 are being prescribed anti-psychotics.

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