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Papantonio: Over-Medicated In America
There is an epidemic in American society today – but it isn’t an illness that’s grasping us, its treatments for made up diseases that are affecting our culture. Doctors across the country are quick to diagnose a child as having ADD just because they are a little too much for parents to handle – even if those children are under 2 years old. As a result, we’re seeing children dying from bad drugs at the age of 4. Mike Papantonio talks about our over-medicating society with psychologist and author Bruce Levine.
“7 Reasons America's Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity”
http://www.alternet.org/story/153634/7_reasons_america's_mental_health_industry_is_a_threat_to_our_sanity/?page=entire