by Cassie B., Natural News:

Increasing numbers of children are being hospitalized in the U.S. for mental health conditions, and a shocking amount of them are being given chemical sedatives to restrain them, a new study shows.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that more children have been subjected to these chemical restraints, which are generally antipsychotics that are administered with the goal of sedating them, because a greater number of children have been admitted to mental health facilities in recent years. They also found that drug restraints are typically used more often on minorities as well as those who come from low-income families and children with autism.