It takes a village to destroy a child

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I must agree with Mr. Deweese here... Although my son who is a 1st generation Ritalin child is 6'3" he is also a addict.

 

 

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Ritalin, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

It takes a village to destroy a child

 

by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center

Saturday, November 5, 2005

 

In the old days, children were warned not to smoke because it would stunt

their growth. Apparently the same warning can now be issued on Ritalin.

Researchers at the University of Sydney have analyzed 29 separate studies on

the subject and have concluded that there is indication that some Ritalin

users may experience slow or even stunted growth.

 

"Parents should expect their children to lose some weight and grow more

slowly for a time after starting on stimulant medication, and this should be

monitored," says pediatrician Sally Poulton of the University.

 

Two of the studies reviewed by Poulton and colleagues suggest that children

who experience nausea and vomiting as an early side effect of Ritalin may be

uniquely vulnerable to slow growth. University of Iowa psychologist John R.

Kramer, PhD, who led one of the research teams, said that this small sub

group of Ritalin users ended up more than 2 inches shorter than other

Ritalin users.

 

Ritalin, of course, is the drug of choice give to children diagnosed with

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The drug is now

administered to over 10 million American children, beginning as early as

four years old. Promoted by federal education policies, use of the drug

increased more than 500% in the 1990s.

 

Yet, as usage continues to rise, Dr. Fred Baughman, a leading critic of ADHD

theory, warns that there still is no valid research to prove that ADHD even

exists! To date, according to Baughman, there has never been a single bit of

physical evidence to confirm the disease exists. So-called experts on the

subject have refused to answer the simple question, is ADD /ADHD a real

disease? Medical researchers charge that ADHD does not meet the definition

of a disease or syndrome or anything organic or biologic. Instead, Baughman

charges, ADHD was literally invented by the American Psychiatric Association

(APA).

 

The explosion of new ADHD cases in the 1990s, which continues today, can be

traced directly to a 1991 change in eligibility for federal education grants

allowing schools to be paid $400 in annual grants for each child diagnosed

with ADHD, after classifying it as a handicap.

 

Ritalin is known to cause cardiac arrythmia, tachycardia and hypertension.

Research has proven that Ritalin can interfere with body phospholipid

chemistry (body fat), causing the accumulation of abnormal membranes visible

with an electronic microscope.

 

Ritalin is early training to introduce children to drug abuse. Today, a

black market for obtaining Ritalin without a prescription has developed on

some college campuses, where some students actually crush the pills and

snort them like cocaine. In fact, research has shown that children on

Ritalin are three times more likely to develop a taste for cocaine.

 

Yet, with the money pouring into school coffers, education officials, acting

like local street pushers, keep forcing it on unsuspecting, worried parents

and their innocent children. Ritalin: it will stunt your child's growth;

shrink their brains; cause violent mood swings and cause addiction, just to

treat a disease that doesn't exist. And Americans wonder what's wrong with

public education.

 

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Tom DeWeese is the publisher/editor of The DeWeese Report and president of

the American Policy Center, a grassroots, activist think tank headquartered

in Warrenton, Virginia. Its Internet site is www.americanpolicy.org.

 

© Tom DeWeese 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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