One in three Texas foster children on psychotropic drugs - KFDA NewsChannel 10

Children in the state foster care system are overmedicated and undertreated, creating what could arguably be called a culture of dependency within the system, according to child welfare advocates.

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Dr. James A. Rush IV, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center says moderation is not only medically prudent, but morally right, saying, "One of my goals that I have with all of my kids, because this is the way I'd want to treat my own kid, is that I want kids to be on as little medicine as possible for the least amount of time possible."

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