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Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids

Mad in America

Rebecca started seeing a psychiatrist at the age of two and was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and pediatric bipolar disorder. After suffering horrible abuse, Rebecca died in 2006 from an overdose of psychiatric drugs. She was four years old. The civil case was settled in January of 2011 for $2.5