The article doesn’t mention that either but I read often that benzos are really common in the states, so likely a prescription.

Giving any psychoactive substance to anyone and especially kids without a specific prescription from a licensed practician is absolutely insane.

Beside recreational drugs when an adult wishes to obviously.

Not that actually doing it isn’t absolutely horrible but wait till you have children, at about 7yo they invite 8 of their friends in your house and it’s pouring outside.

The idea of sedating them will eventually come in mind. Then obviously you’ll discard it.

And come the moment of cleaning the mess they inevitably leave you’ll wonder if you should have done it.