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Predominant feeling of children is confusion
These children were once identified as "bundles of energy" ,"daydreamers" or considered "fireballs". Now, they are identified as "hyperactive", distractible " and "impulsive". They are victims of ubiquitious Attention Deficit Disorder. Subsequently, these students are prescribed mind altering drugs such as ritalin which can unnecessary and detrimental to their health.
Ritalin and amphetamine have almost identical adverse effect on the brain, mind, and behavior, including the production of drug-induced behavioral disorders, psychosis, mania, drug abuse and addiction. Ritalin and amphetamines frequently cause the same problems they are designed to treat. A great percentage of children become robotic, lethargic, depressed, or withdrawn on stimulants. Withdrawl from Ritalin can cause emotional suffering , including depresion, exhaustion, and suicide. This can make children seem psychiatrically disturbed and lead mistakenly to increased doses of medication.
About Attention Deficit Disorders
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Provides comprehensive information and practical solutions for students with ADHD.
image is from an article called "There are big flaws in the way ritalin is given", appearing in US News and World Report
Ritalin Fraud (by Waters and Kraus) This is a class action suit against Ciba Geigy Corporation representing adults and children with attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity disorder and the American Psychiatric Association.
EFFECTS OF RITALIN IN THE BODY
web authors:
Carolyn Fitchett and Sharon Lee; C.W. Henry School