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For Many Kids on ADHD Pills, It’s the Start of a Drug Cascade
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:23:12
Publish Date: 2026-01-23 21:58:00
Description:

Danielle Gansky was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at age 7. Soon, she was prescribed a daily cocktail of powerful psychiatric drugs that she would be on for years. A new Wall Street Journal investigation reveals that children who start on ADHD medication at a young age are more than five times as likely to be prescribed additional psychiatric drugs. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran breaks down that investigation. WSJ’s Ryan Knutson hosts.

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- Is America on Too Many Psychiatric Drugs?

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