Dr. Chris van Tulleken returns to TV screens for a new series of the BAFTA-nominated The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs.

Two years ago, Chris revealed that we are taking more prescription drugs than ever before. His original social experiment for BBC One saw him work with a GP surgery to swap patients’ prescriptions for drug free alternatives.

Now he is on a new mission: Chris has worked out that we are giving British kids three times more medication than we were 40 years ago. As a new dad, he wants to find drug free alternatives which might be just as effective.

Over the course of a year, he tackles the shocking rise in teens taking anti-depressants; investigates why parents are buying so many over the counter meds when they may not be always necessary; and helps hyperactive kids diagnosed with ADHD replace their drugs with meditation.

Chris also digs deeper into the forces driving the over medication of British children and asks whether the drug industry itself could be playing a part.

Tom McDonald, Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual, says: "The over-medication of British children and teenagers is one of the most pressing social and medical issues of our time. This is a timely and powerful series driven by Chris' passion to find drug free alternatives for the health of Britain's young people."

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs will air on BBC One this year.

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, a 2x60’ for BBC One, is made by Raw TV. It was commissioned by Tom McDonald, Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Diene Petterle and the Executive Producer for Raw TV is Dominque Walker.

Watch the trailer and an episode from 'The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs' below: