New York Times
By DUFF WILSON
OPELOUSAS, La. — At 18 months, Kyle Warren started taking a daily antipsychotic drug on the orders of a pediatrician trying to quell the boy’s severe temper tantrums.
Thus began a troubled toddler’s journey from one doctor to another, from one diagnosis to another, involving even more drugs. Autism, bipolar disorder, hyperactivity,
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YouthToday.org
by Pareesha Narang
Sixteen months after 7-year-old Gabriel Myers committed suicide while taking psychotropic drugs, the state of Florida has banned allowing any children in the state’s custody from participating in clinical drug trials.
It is unclear if Gabriel was involved in any clinical trials. The doctor who prescribed the medicines to him was conducting clinical
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Sun Sentinel
Suzy Cohen
Dear Pharmacist

Dear Pharmacist: I just became a pharmacist and started reading your syndicated column. Your emphasis is usually centered around the benefits of vitamins, minerals or alternative treatments, as compared to prescription medications. I take offense sometimes because I think you should recommend more of our gold standard pharmaceuticals, which are FDA approved,
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Sarasota Herald Tribune
By Tom Lyons
Apparently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had at least heard about the suicide of Gabriel Myers.
Myers’ death by hanging happened in a Florida foster home last year, but that wasn’t the main reason it triggered a major reaction at Florida’s Department of Children and Families.
The real reason: He was 7
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Pharmalot
Ed Silverman
Last year, a 7-year-old foster boy named Gabriel Myers committed suicide in Florida and, after reams of publicity and hand-wringing over the use of psychotropic medications in such children, a state task force recommended, among other things, that children never be allowed to participate in a clinical trial designed to evaluate
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