Kid has a problem? Put 'em on drugs

The number of Florida children taking powerful anti-psychotic drugs has increased about 250 percent in the last seven years, despite concerns about the long-term affects on children and the cost to state taxpayers, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Doctors are increasingly using drugs called "atypicals" to control aggressive children and calm kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, the St. Petersburg Times reported.

In Florida, more than 18,000 children on Medicaid were given anti-psychotic drugs last year, including 1,100 under the age of 6. The drug can be used on kids under 6 only in extreme cases.

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