At the time of his death, the child had more drugs in his body than the normal level for adults suffering from the same problems.
According to the Daily Mail:
"... 661,000 prescriptions are dished out annually in Britain to treat childhood ADHD - double the figure of five years ago. These medicines are being given to very young children - one aged just 15 months ... despite official guidelines from the manufacturer and the fact that the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) prohibits their use for those under six."In the New York Times article linked below, internist Danielle Ofri also talks about the effects of depression. Her childhood friend Michael killed himself during his sophomore year of college. And just two weeks before writing the article, she called one of her patients to reschedule an appointment, and was told that the patient had been found dead in his apartment, most likely a suicide.
Comment: To learn more about The Over-Prescribing of Psychoactive Drugs to Children: A Scourge of Our Times read the following articles:
UK: 3,000 children were given unlicensed anti-psychotic drugs despite safety fears
"I think in 10 years time we will ask ourselves what we were thinking giving these children amphetamines."
Prescriptions for teens and young adults on the rise
More Children on Drugs Than Ever: Chronic Prescriptions Increase Dramatically
Drugs for ADHD 'not the answer'
SSRI's Prescribed for Autistic Children Make them Worse