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To: NonValueAdded

Maybe so, but it is grossly irresponsible to further compound the problem by the unpredictable effects of drugging them.

There are few people on earth who couldn't be diagnosed with some disorder or another, given sufficient observation.


6 posted on 03/24/2005 10:33:29 PM PST by thoughtomator (Murder by Judges, 1 - 2 - 3, it's as easy to learn as your ABCBSCNNMSNBCs)
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To: thoughtomator
Maybe so, but it is grossly irresponsible to further compound the problem by the unpredictable effects of drugging them.

But what choices are there? You can't institutionalize them; you are forced to mainstream them into the school system. Are we over prescribing medication? sure. Not providing the proper follow-up care? sure. But it would be truly grossly irresponsible to do nothing. I don't buy that the drug and not the underlying problem is the primary problem. Further, a lot of these drugs have had about a bazillion doses taken by kids so side effects should be well known by now.

16 posted on 03/24/2005 10:48:11 PM PST by NonValueAdded (It took the submedia to sink Kerry's campaign boat)
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