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Overmedication in America Threatens Children and Society
The United States spends nearly a billion monthly on the war on drugs while antidepressants and stimulants for ADHD rise sharply. From 1998 to 2002 antidepressant sales grew 73 percent and stimulant use jumped 167 percent, with Strattera prescriptions surging in six months. Experts warn of overdiagnosis, aggressive marketing, and doctors overprescribing, especially for children, urging doctors to "do no harm" over profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IMS Health
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Arthur Caplan
Department of Medical Ethics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Wyeth
U.S
Caplan