You know, maybe his point is this:

Ritalin is an overused medication (it’s speed guys)which is used to control the behavior of children more so than to treat ADD. Check the stats. This is his point, regardless of not having a medical background, I can research too. I also have friends and acquaintences who have used this to control their children’s behavior because they talk to much in school, need to burn off some energy and just aren’t used to sitting still at a desk or misbehave according to the teacher when in fact, THEY ARE BORED out of their minds and not challenged. I don’t know about you, but, as a child my mind was everywhere because I was learning and discovering new things. Give ‘em Ritalin and make them all complacent sheeps and robots. Ritalin is flat out over-prescribed for people who want the perfect quiet controlled child. Childhood just isn’t like that. Ritalin correctly prescribed, on the other hand, for actual ADD, is a good thing. I would however, think twice or thrice about giving any child a healthy dose of amphetamine every day. I know someone whose child actually has ADD, as she does herself, and who controls it through diet very handily. End of rant.

-Epiphany: Maybe we can just all go into the doctor and claim to have ADD and then get prescriptions for amphetimes (Ritalin)! Wow, maybe that’s what is going on…

By Sinequanon on 06.27.05 00:58