Psychiatric prescription pills: what's with the growing use?

Burlington, Vermont – December 19, 2011

Psychiatric prescription drugs are being more frequently prescribed. Why is this happening and what we've seen as a result?

On The :30 talk more about this mental health and psychiatric prescription drugs is Dr. Sandy Steingard, the medical director of the Howard Center for Human Services.

For more, watch the video from The :30.

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Sen. Sanders call for Federal Reserve reform

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