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Taking Medication


At first, I didn’t want to take medication because I thought I would become dependent on it. Once I was told that it was not addictive and I knew I wouldn’t have to stay on it forever I felt better. Letting kids know what’s going on is very important. It makes everything less scary.

 

 

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