Because, in theory, physicians should be the experts who self-enforce restrictions, most likely. It's also incredibly difficult to monitor and restrict medications, and it can cause a lot of headaches for the families that actually need those medications, so they seem to reserve the restrictions for prescriptions that can be potentially abused by addicted patients.
This is so concerning- why are these drugs not heavily restricted for minors.
Because, in theory, physicians should be the experts who self-enforce restrictions, most likely. It's also incredibly difficult to monitor and restrict medications, and it can cause a lot of headaches for the families that actually need those medications, so they seem to reserve the restrictions for prescriptions that can be potentially abused by addicted patients.