Ritalin use higher in wealthier suburbs

Monday, April 22, 2002

CHICAGO -- Children in Chicago's wealthy outer suburbs are far more likely to be prescribed Ritalin and other drugs to control behavior problems than are children in the city and near suburbs, a newspaper analysis found.

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