Kids, Take Your Psychoactives
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J&J gains pediatric approval of its antipsychosic drug.
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A second Food and Drug Administration advisory committee agreed that healthy children as young as 9 could be given the stimulant dextroamphetamine in an experiment, concurring with an ethics panel&#39;s recommendation last week.
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Differences in the brain may increase the chances a person will take drugs, scientists say.
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Now that the election is over, let&#39;s hope the White House can focus on the issue of the overmedication of young people with psychotropic drugs.
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The age of psychopharmaceuticals has changed the preferred method of self-medication for holiday stress.
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Treatment with methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, may reduce attentional and social problems in kids who've survived leukemia or brain tumors, according to researchers.
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(HealthDay News) -- Addiction to drugs or alcohol can lead to a variety of behavioral and physical changes in teenagers.
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WASHINGTON - Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning - in a black box on the label - that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.    It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detailed information on how to balance that concern with the need to treat depression, which itself can lead to suicide, cautioned advisers to the Food and Drug Administration...
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The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.    Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions found that the number of children taking antidepressants fell 18 percent in the first quarter and an additional 5 percent in the second quarter...
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Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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WASHINGTON -- The people who prescribe antidepressants for children may have to have better training to spot warning signs of suicide.
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A drug used to treat behaviour problems in children has been linked to liver damage, say experts.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- Prescription drugs commonly used to treat children and teens with aggression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia may lead to insulin problems, in turn boosting the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study claims.
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The use of drugs to treat hyperactivity in children has soared worldwide, a US study shows.
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Young people who take cannabis frequently are at greater risk of developing psychotic mental illness including hallucinations, paranoia, hearing voices and a persecution complex.
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The recent controversy over antidepressants, children and suicide is really about trust. Sick people have to trust their doctor&#39;s judgment about the drugs they take.