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14 Sep 2011 – Children who are merely shy or sad are at risk of being diagnosed with mental disorders and given powerful drugs, experts warn. … be prescribed powerful medication such as Prozac or Ritalin to control or alter their behaviour. … Recent figures show 650000 children aged between eight and 13 are on the …
This is probably the most appalling statistic I have read anywhere for some time. I for one had no idea of the extent of drug control. The article expands into a tale of a medicated generation. It’s actually worse as there are youngsters medicated pre 8 and post 13. The statistics chart a phenomenal rise from 9000 just two decades ago. Why it is not the subject a major uproar in parliament and the country beggars belief. It is indeed a broken society that medicates its young people into compliance. It ranks with (if not exceeds) the behaviours of the old state communists and fascists. It brings shame and disgrace to our country.
