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Overmedicated: Foster Kids In Crisis, Mary E. Wilson
Overmedicated: Foster Kids In Crisis, Mary E. Wilson
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Nearly one in four foster children across the county is taking at least one psychotropic medication-- more than four times the rate for all children.
Psychotropic drugs are chemical substances that act primarily upon the central nervous system where they alter brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and/or behavior.
Over the last decade the use of psychotropic medications amongst children has more than doubled. It has yet to be determined what permanent affects such drugs have on children as they age, due to a limited number of studies.
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