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Is the over-reliance on psychotropic drugs affecting veterinary medicine?

Is the over-reliance on psychotropic drugs affecting veterinary medicine?

August 31, 2015

The reflexive reach for drugs to treat anxiety, depression and mental health disorder is worsening. Writing a prescription for a psychotropic drug is quick and painless for the practitioner; health insurance reimbursements are higher and easier to obtain.

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