Many elementary-aged children have been helped immeasurably by Ritalin. However, we have done nothing to alleviate the overuse of Flintstone multivitamins. I'm contacting my lawmakers tomorrow!
If we can stamp out the use of antibiotics in teens, while simultaneously increasing the use of antidepressants., we can surely tackle this problem.
Anti-biotics were becoming a big problems. They were building better germs through over-prescription. Mis-use of
drugs were responsible for building the super strains of TB.
A lot of kids truly in need have been helped by ritalin, but it's hugely over-prescribed. The prescriptions for ritalin is in the millions. If a kid is unruly, they jam a pill down their throat. Now, they've started giving kids Prozac.
Maybe it's different in other parts of the country, but in NYC there are giant numbers of people medicated through prescription drugs for vague anxiety, depression etc. Added to that the folks who self-medicate with pot and alcohol on a regular basis.