Drugging Children to Keep Them Quiet

Ask: Drugging Children to Keep Them Quiet - Fever:
Alrighty, so this came up in the Babies on Planes thread, and, not being able to resist a good debate, I had to start a new thread.
Two mothers mentioned getting perscriptions from doctors to medicate children during a plane trip. Presumably to keep them calm and sedated. This honestly bothers me profoundly! I try not to give my child chemical medications at all, just as I try to avoid taking them myself. This has worked well for my family thus far...