Watchdog Report: 274,000 0-1 Year Olds and 370,000 Toddlers Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs

[BeHereNow]

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11872059.htm

 

Infants on adderall and benzos????

 

 

 

"The mental health watchdog, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) says according to data provided by IMS Health, the world’s leading health information and analytics company, hundreds of thousands of toddlers are being prescribed far more powerful psychiatric drugs than just ADHD drugs, and most alarming of all is the more than 274,000 0-1 year olds prescribed psychiatric drugs.[2]

According to IMS Health’s Vector One: National and Total Patient Tracker Database for 2013 these are the figures for 0-1 year olds being prescribed psychiatric drugs:

•     249,669 0-1 year olds are on anti-anxiety drugs (such as Xanax, Klonopin, and Ativan).
•     26,406 0-1 year olds are on antidepressants (such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil).
•     There are 1,422 0-1 year olds taking ADHD drugs (such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Concerta).
•     654 0-1 year olds are taking antipsychotics (such as Risperdal, Seroquel, and Zyprexa).

While the CDC was correct in issuing their report on the 10,000 2-3 year olds (toddlers) being prescribed ADHD drugs, the number of toddlers on anti-anxiety and antidepressants is staggering in comparison:

•     318,997 2-3 year olds are on anti-anxiety drugs.
•     46,102 2-3 year olds are on antidepressants.
•     3,760 2-3 year olds are taking antipsychotics.

And as for other age groups, the numbers start in the millions with 0-5 year olds:

•     The total number of 0-5 year olds currently prescribed psychiatric drugs is 1,080,168.
•     The number of 6-12 year olds on psychiatric drugs is 4,130,340.
•     The number of 13-17 year olds taking psychiatric drugs is 3,617,593.[3]"

[BeHereNow]

Baby cries at night?  Drug them with xanax!!!!

[Doge]

and i thought giving babies benadryl was bad....