Do you think it's right that so many kids are on drugs which permanently alter their development?

Question

AND WHEN I SAY DRUGS,
I MEAN THE LEGAL RX DRUGS.


Personally, I think 'just say no' shouldn't be such a double standard.
Drugs are drugs. That's a fact jack.

Answer 1

Eighteen year old Eric Harris, who with his friend Dylan Klebold, 17, massacred their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999 had been taking Luvox. T. J. Solomon, 15, who shot and wounded six fellow students at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia on May 20, 1999 was on Ritalin. Fifteen year old Shawn Cooper, who fired two shotgun rounds, narrowly missing classmates at his high school in Notus, Idaho was on Ritalin. Fifteen year old Kip Kinkell who first murdered his parents and later killed two students and wounded 22 more in his Oregon school's cafeteria was on Ritalin and Prozac. I'm not surprised these facts never made the news!

Putting kids on drugs is one of the most heinous manipulations by the pharmaceutical industry this decade! Did you know that there isn't really a way to test for ADD or ADHD? What most parents don't seem to realize is that Ritalin is a narcotic, a potentially addictive one at that. The practice has reached virtual epidemic proportions with an estimated 5 million children being subjected to drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) and amphetamines (Dexedrine, Adderall).

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Revised Edition published by the American Psychiatric Association, originally warned of the dangers of administering Ritalin to children - but that this information mysteriously disappeared from the most recent edition, thus supporting suspicions that the industry is engaged in a cover-up.

Ritalin and other such stimulants suppress growth of all organs of the body by disrupting growth-hormone cycles - an effect that is likely to have long-lasting detrimental effects to the health of the child. Animal studies show that amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine cause brain-cell death - and that Ritalin causes permanent brain dysfunction if administered at regular clinical doses. Some children develop tics - which in some cases become permanent. Some children develop severe mental disorders such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders - as well as manic and schizophrenic-like behavior. As if this weren't bad enough, Ritalin, Adderall, and all such stimulants cause cardiovascular problems by disrupting the rhythm of the heart, and on occasion can (and have) lead to cardiac arrest.

Need I say more?

Answer 2

I think it is professionally reprehensible for doctors to prescribe drugs to calm the children of inadequate parents. We live in a society where we let the children rule, then when they get out of hand and cannot be controlled anymore...we drug them and call it ADHD or ADD...admittedly there are legitimate cases of these conditions;however, they are greatly overshadowed by the abundance of children being drugged by sub-par parenting.

Parents need to start putting foot to a-s-s with their children from the get-go...you can still love and nurture your child, but they do not need to be coddled or given everything they want...and they sure don't need to be paid attention to when they are doing the wrong things...the attention needs to be given when they perform appropriately...I could rant ad nauseum....so I digress

Amercans need to stop drugging the children.

Answer 3

I think it also depends on how long they're on that drug. I imagine the longer they're on the drug, the more damage. If it's used for a short period of time that it may (I said may) not be that damaging. Also, depends on the individuals body. Not all drugs will have the same effect on everyone.

Answer 4

If you mean children (adolescents) It is wrong for parents to actively pout their kids on Ritalin or other ADD,ADHD etc. drugs. I raised 2 children without either, my cousin had 3 of his on Ritalin... the kids are like night and day. Mine are responsible, intelligent, productive (25 and 17). Two of his have dropped out of school (17,19) and the other is in behavior modifying/atterntion
deficit therapy. I think parents do that because they are lazy and too wrapped up in themselves to take care of their children and their responsibilities.

Answer 5

No. In fact if your under 18 you shouldn't even be prescribed controlled substances unless the cirucumstances are acceptable.

Answer 6

I think it depends on what's being treated. if it's a drug that will save their life or improve their quality of life, it's totally worth it, even if it does alter some things.

Answer 7

it is their choice.