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Fri 21 January 2011, The Daily Telegraph

Children given 'chemical cosh' drugs for shyness

By Graeme Paton

Children are being prescribed mind-altering “chemical cosh” drugs for conditions such as shyness and mild social anxiety, behaviour experts have warned.

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