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| CCHR London Some Facts About Psychiatry… Between 2003 – 2009 mental heath disorders received the highest share of the NHS Budget – over £10 billion in 2008/9. Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines There has been a 65% increase in spending on drugs to treat ADHD over the last four years, costing the taxpayer over £31m a year. In 2007 the NHS spent £17 million on ADHD drugs, £1.5 million on antidepressants and £3.5million on anti-psychotics prescribed to children. Dep’t of Health figures show last year 661,500 prescriptions were written out for Ritalin and similar drugs such as Concerta – up from 382,000 in 2005 |
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