Report: Many ADD meds’ effect unproven

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Kids on drugs: More and more kids are being prescribed medications for attention deficit disorder and other behavioral disorders, according to an Associated Press report. And yet, according to the report, many of the prescription medications used to treat these disorders have not been proven to work on kids.

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