[Drammach]

Scientists who have studied the trend called for more research on side effects and benefits.
"The benefits and risks of using these drugs in a preschool population should be studied systematically," said Dr. Julie Magno Zito, an associate professor of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Maryland who directs a long-running study of pediatric drugs.

Drug 'em now, worry about the possible negative consequences later..
Law enforcement spends millions busting up meth labs, seizing property, jailing the perpetrators.
In the meantime, Doctors, with the encouragement of school administrators and parents, drug children with those same methamphetamines..
(To Whom It May Concern: Yes, they are "chemically" different, but the symptoms and side effects are the same.. I don't want to hear any justifications for rampant abuse of these drugs.)

[gd124]

(To Whom It May Concern: Yes, they are "chemically" different, but the symptoms and side effects are the same.. I don't want to hear any justifications for rampant abuse of these drugs.)

One ADHD drug, Desoxyn is methamphetamine.

[Siamese Princess]

Drug 'em now, worry about the possible negative consequences later.. Law enforcement spends millions busting up meth labs, seizing property, jailing the perpetrators. In the meantime, Doctors, with the encouragement of school administrators and parents, drug children with those same methamphetamines.. (To Whom It May Concern: Yes, they are "chemically" different, but the symptoms and side effects are the same.. I don't want to hear any justifications for rampant abuse of these drugs.)

I do recall a columnist (Maggie Gallagher?) commenting that while there has never been a study tracing legal drug usage (e.g., Ritalin) to illegal drug usage, there does seem to be anecdotal evidence pointing that way. Ritalin is very similar to cocaine -- really, a legal version of it.