North Dakota leads the nation in giving mental health drugs to foster kids. Advocates want better treatment

As a troubled foster kid bouncing from doctor to doctor, Deborah Zaun worried about the long-term effects of being on so many mental health drugs.

“Every doctor I went to diagnosed me with something different. It was a confusing time for me in foster care because I thought I was just a big problem. I didn't know what was wrong with me and thought everyone was against me,” she said. “I thought I was never going to be normal because they put me on all these pills.”

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