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05/11/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Psych drug use skyrockets in U.S. prisons

Psychiatric drug use is rising throughout the country, and one segment of the population where the increase has been particularly sharp is among inmates. In fact, the number of California prisoners who take psychotropic drugs has risen by 25 percent in just five years. Now, one fifth of the state’s county jail population is taking […]

03/15/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Daycare founder convicted of drugging little children, but parents and teachers do much the same thing with ADHD drugs

An Oregon woman who was caught running an unlicensed daycare center has been sentenced to 21 years and four months in prison for reportedly giving the children in her care melatonin, a hormone supplement that induces sleep, while she skipped off to go tanning and take Cross Fit workout classes. According to The Oregonian, 32-year-old […]

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