1 in 6 Adults Taking Psychiatric Drugs - and Doctors Now Prescribing Them for Young Kids, Too

October 25th, 2023

By Dr. Joseph Mercola

Contributing writer for Wake Up World

According to a 2017 study, 1 in 6 Americans between the ages of 18 and 85 were on psychiatric drugs in 2013, most of them antidepressants. Of them, 84.3% reported long-term use, and having filled three or more prescriptions during the study year.

Despite such pervasive antidepressant use, we’ve not seen any improvement in depression rates. On the contrary, it just seems to be getting worse, and the highest rates of depression are now reported among 18- to 25-year-olds.

Suicide rates are at an all-time high as well. Statistics reveal suicide rates rose 31% between 2001 and 2017.

In 2017, nearly 47,000 Americans committed suicide, making it the 10th most common cause of death that year.

While antidepressants are routinely used as a first-line treatment for depression, evidence suggests they cause more problems than they solve.

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