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https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1634680/children-valium-anxiety-prescription-drugs-NHS
More children than ever being prescribed Valium as mental health woes soar
CHILDREN are being prescribed record levels of anti-anxiety drugs such as valium, statistics have revealed.
By Lucy Johnston, Danny Buckland
09:20, Sun, Jul 3, 2022 | UPDATED: 09:22, Sun, Jul 3, 2022
The numbers have soared by almost two thirds (57 per cent) over the past four years and increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 350 approvals for the drugs issued every day on the NHS in England...
More children than ever being prescribed Valium as mental health woes soar
CHILDREN are being prescribed record levels of anti-anxiety drugs such as valium, statistics have revealed.
By Lucy Johnston, Danny Buckland
09:20, Sun, Jul 3, 2022 | UPDATED: 09:22, Sun, Jul 3, 2022
The numbers have soared by almost two thirds (57 per cent) over the past four years and increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 350 approvals for the drugs issued every day on the NHS in England...