Even kids at Three Springs had their med changes approved by their parents. So it is my belief that the meds were not administered in a forcible manner and that the parents had full knowledge of their daughter's med intake.
The object lesson here is did the parents think to ever question the doctor's suggestions?
They bloody well should of...
Froddy: Went scuba diving with a couple of limeys last week. They regaled me with tales of boozing, mongering, and other degeneracy in a delightful argot that for the most part left me unsure exactly what they were saying. Gobshite is one of the quaint litle britishisms I picked up.
I can't speak for other parents, but I questioned every drug I ever authorized my son to take. All medication changes were discussed between all of us, my son, his doc, and me. I didn't use quack docs, and they always explained fully the side effects and anything serious to watch for, monitored weight changes and labs for proper dosages, etc. Any parent who makes the difficult decision to put their child on mind altereing drugs had better be doing a lot of research on their own, and not just relying on what the doc says, or the prescription information that accompanies every RX by law. Many many medications being prescribed to kids have not been tested thoroughly on kids, so parents had better be paying attention, especially if they are not using a board certified child psychiatrist.
My son also googled meds he was on, and asked good questions. You can't force a 14 year old to take meds.
There are numerous good websites, other than the vendor's website where parents can get drug information, and also good drug interaction sites to check for interactions specific to all of the meds, vitamins and herbs being taken together, as well as any alcohol or self administered drugs kids might be taking.
But wait... I was a shitty mom, let me eat my gun now.
