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Study shows major issues about ADHD drugs

By parentinprogress

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/26/AR2009032604018_pf.html

This is a major study showing that stimulant medications like Ritalin may not do any long-term good to help ADHD.

It also indicates that long-term use of the drugs can stunt growth!! Hello? Hasn’t anyone done a study about the amazing results from cognitive skills therapy? It gets the majority off kids who are on stimulant drugs (like Ritalin) off them FOR GOOD!!!

I can’t believe they’re focused on drugs and talk therapy. Absolutely ridiculous. Health care is starting to cover cognitive skills training because they’re seeing the results. Where are the articles on this??

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One Response to “Study shows major issues about ADHD drugs”

  1. Don K Potochny Says:
    April 10, 2009 at 3:23 am | Reply

    Great points. Beyond your keen insight, nowhere does it say that any ADHD stimulant medication cures ADHD. There are so many alternative methods for managing the more onerous symptoms, a fact that is completely lost on them media and advocacy groups such as CHADD. While CHADD has toned down its virulent pro-medication propaganda, they still receive funding from these poison pushers. Parents needs to know this!!

    Prescribing Schedule II stimulant medications to a child for ADHD is not only absurd, it also borders on criminal negligence. a child’s brain is far from reaching maturation, and the chemical poisons will permanently alter the brains composition.

    Don

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