ADHD - POLITICS, MONEY OR SCIENCE?

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ADHD - POLITICS, MONEY OR SCIENCE?

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Shane Ellison

January 19, 2003 NewsWithViews.com

 

As a medicinal chemist I've had the opportunity to see a shockingly different

side of Ritalin (methylphenidate) and ADHD than the media exposes. The

Experimental Pharmacology Department of the American Cyanamid Company and the

Merck

Index report that Ritalin is no less toxic or safer than amphetamine and

methamphetamine. They continue, by stating that upon administration of these

drugs,

motor activity decreases. After time tremors and convulsions occur. Further

studies on these amphetamine derivatives show that short-term clinical doses

produce brain cell death. Long-lasting and sometimes permanent changes in the

biochemistry of the brain are also a result. Toxicological studies cited by the

Merck Index showed that Ritalin toxicity increased when administered to

grouped mice. Moreover, researchers showed that increased excitement observed by

maintaining mice in groups while under the influence of Ritalin and other

methamphetamines was the cause of death, but the exact mechanism of lethality

was

unknown. Lastly, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classify commonly

prescribed drug such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Dexedrine in the same Schedule II

category as methamphetamine and cocaine.

 

Logic says, end of story regarding Ritalin use. Unfortunately, the most

typical response from parents when confronted with toxicity facts is as follows:

 

" I'm sure that Ritalin is prescribed improperly in many cases. But, my son

definitely has a chemical imbalance. Without Ritalin he is a total mess and it

has made his life so much easier! Without it he can't focus, he talks out of

turn, he's moody, and he won't listen to anybody. So don't tell me ADHD doesn't

exist and that my kid doesn't need Ritalin. "

 

My first question is what chemical imbalance?

 

To date, no medical or scientific paper or research group has elucidated the

cause of ADHD! With our expensive and all-important college and medical

degrees professionals have ostensibly hypothesized a cause (brain chemicals) and

advocated a cure (stimulants) for ADHD. To back it up we have listed dozens of

symptoms of ADHD while at the same time sacrificing a few billion brain cells.

How can we administer a toxic stimulant to treat a " disorder " that doesn't

exist according to 100 years of research?

 

Daily, schoolteachers tell us " yes, Ritalin is a great drug " .

 

School nurses assure us that, " Ritalin would be great for little Johnny! "

 

And doctors assert, " yes, ADHD is a real disease " .

 

When we trace back the history of Ritalin (40-60 years) we see that medicinal

chemists originally derived this synthetic stimulant from natural stimulants,

most notably caffeine (isolated from guarana) and ephedrine (isolated from Ma

Huang). Scientists at the Experimental Pharmacology Department of the

American Cyanimid Company found that when given stimulants, rats were more

focused,

calm, attentive and manageable when large groups were crowded into small cages.

 

 

Ma Huang and caffeine however, are not good stimulants due to their very

short half-lives and inability to " patent " (never mind their extremely good

safety

profile). To remedy this, scientists experimented, and still are, with longer

lasting synthetic stimulants. To date, a conglomeration of long lasting

synthetic stimulants like Ritalin (methylphenidate), Dexedrine

(dextroamphetamine),

Desoxyn (methamphetamine), and Adderall (a mixture of Ritalin, Dexedrine, and

amphetamine) have surfaced and been administered to millions of children.

Perhaps one day they will simply infuse a Ritalin gas into classrooms.

 

Obviously, the goal is to get kids more focused, calm, attentive and

manageable when in large groups. The federal govt. wants to aid in this

endeavor.

Newswithviews shows us that in 1991, federal rules were adopted which granted US

schools $400 for each child diagnosed with ADHD. Furthermore, in 1991, the US

Dept. of Education issued a formal recognition of ADHD as a debilitating

condition and ordered state education departments to screen students and give

ADHD

cases special treatment. Guaranteed, if the govt. offered increased funding

for every redheaded student, your students' teachers would soon be convincing

you that Johnny has red hair, not brown.

 

No doubt, ADHD symptoms exist. I could walk into any classroom in America and

find a hypothecated victim. And yes, there is a spectrum as to the suffering

of the aforementioned symptoms. For those rare cases on the extreme end, here

is a partial list of factors that can cause a child to have these " ADHD

symptoms " : chemicals and dyes in food, excess sugar intake, vaccines, FDA

approved

drugs, heavy metals, poor teaching, failure to grasp basic subjects (e,g.,

reading), head injuries, parents who aren't home, parents who don't care, unsafe

schools, street drugs, poor nutrition.

 

This list is a result of the profound discoveries that have been made about

the benefits of proper diet and natural supplements. It is also the result of

the horrific discoveries that have been made by intelligent and truth-seeking

parents and professionals regarding the use of FDA approved drugs and vaccines.

To date, it is possible for anyone to live a happy normal life FREE of toxic

drugs. As knowledge of health, nutrition and the effectiveness of natural

supplements moves forward our own attitudes and ways of thinking must do the

same.

 

 

Be warned however, accurate information regarding the use of natural

supplements will be hard to come by from medical doctors. The scientific study

of

medicinal uses of plants has not been part of the American medical curriculum

for

at least 75 years! Conversely, medicinal chemists have derived almost every

synthetic drug from nature. The only difference between the two is

life-threatening toxicity.

 

This is not an attack on western medicine. In fact, the latest technology in

emergency medicine has been an asset to the longevity of human life. Endeavors

made by emergency room doctors are admirable to say the least. This is an

attack on the ignorance and greed of the American people, including doctors,

patients, and pharmaceutical companies. The reliance of drugs, surgery, and

high-tech equipment for healthy living is killing us and according to the latest

statistics, most of us will be overdosed on FDA approved drugs before we will

ever need the expertise of an emergency room doctor. Take the power back! Start

with a war on FDA approved drugs by learning about natural alternatives and

proper diet.

 

 

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Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first-hand

industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis. He is committed to

raising health awareness by exposing the shocking and sometimes-frightening

truth

behind FDA approved drugs, sports supplements, and natural medicine. Combined,

his unique experience allows his clients to live naturally healthy for life

with natural medicine!

 

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