Overmedication Rates in Foster Care Children Higher in Georgia

WABE: Overmedication Rates in Foster Care Children Higher in Georgia (2012-02-16):

' ATLANTA, GA (WABE) -

"Psychotropic medications" such as Ritalin, Risperdal and Xanax help treat mental disorders. But Georgia prescribes these drugs for children in foster care at a higher rate than the national average.

Many foster care children in the country are overmedicated.