About a third of psychiatrists serving Florida’s juvenile jails and prescribing drugs to incarcerated youths have accepted payments from the drug companies that manufacture antipsychotic medications, according to an investigation by the Palm Beach Post. Massive amounts of the medications have been purchased and administered by the state juvenile justice system, which has no method for tracking prescriptions and diagnoses to see whether the drugs were prescribed appropriately.An article worth your time.
Monday, May 23, 2011
In Florida, Doctors With Drug Company Ties Prescribe Drugs for Jailed Youth
Pro Publica reports:
