Prescription Playground: Why so many children are now taking ADHD drugs | 60 Minutes Australia

Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | Out Of Control (2005) It's a story we've been following for going on 20 years. And right now, the debate over drugs and young children is hotter than ever. Not heroin or cannabis, but prescription drugs; the kind used to control troubled youngsters with problems like ADHD. It's estimated that around 60,000 Australian children are on these drugs. And, controversially, that's sure to increase now that one of them - ritalin - has been listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. True, you have to feel sorry for the poor parents. How do you cope with these little terrors? But even back in 1992, we were asking if all this pill popping had gone too far. WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook:   / 60minutes9   FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter:   / 60mins   FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram:   / 60minutes9   For over forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Tom Steinfort, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia