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Psychiatric Drug Sought on Streets - July 13, 2009


Link to this article: http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/07/13/psychiatric_pill_thriving_on_streets_as_sedative/?page=1

Boston.com
Boston Globe Staff
/ July 13, 2009

 Psychiatric drug sought on streets

Growing in popularity as sedative

Seroquel debuted 12 years ago as a novel drug for adult patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a powerful pill that would help stabilize their emotional lives. Psychiatrists began prescribing these tablets to others - children with serious mental illnesses and adults with anxiety or depression.

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