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Mind drugs today and the doctor’s dilemma
Mind drugs have grown to 62 distinct substances valued at 416 million dollars prescribed in 1968. The piece weighs risks of addiction, urges careful prescribing, mentions FDA regulation limits on amphetamines and meprobamate, and notes physicians fear overuse by advertising and patient distress. It highlights need for restraint, monitoring, and possible nonpharmacologic help.
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Delus Smith
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
Omaha
FDA
Hollister