[JesseHousman]

From being an exceptionally bright first-grader, Joshua became a child who took a very long time to accomplish simple tasks,...

This is no excuse for the bungling by the pharmacy, but dosing 7 year-olds with Ritalin creates a generation of zombies. Just what America doesn't need.

[concerned about politics]

This is no excuse for the bungling by the pharmacy, but dosing 7 year-olds with Ritalin creates a generation of zombies. Just what America doesn't need.

Yeh, but it makes the teachers job easier when the children are doped up. The unions love it.
Another kid will come along to take his place, and the school will still get it's funding. It's no big deal.

(Sarcasm on my part, no doubt in my mind - reality on theirs)

[Servant of the Nine]

.....dosing 7 year-olds with Ritalin creates a generation of zombies.

Most children prescribed Ritalin do not need it, and are in fact harmed by it, but that does not mean that no child needs it or benefits from it.

That said, Walgreens needs to be roasted for what they did,

So9So9

[boris]

"This is no excuse for the bungling by the pharmacy, but dosing 7 year-olds with Ritalin creates a generation of zombies. Just what America doesn't need."

I have personal knowledge of two children--both girls--diagnosed with ADHD. Both were given Ritalin, and their grades improved, their teachers gushed relief at their improved behavior and attention span.

Anecdotal, but I observed NO adverse effect--and only benefits--to Ritalin in these two cases.

--Boris

[Tijeras_Slim]

The pharmacy screwed up and this kid died.

What isn't mentioned in this article is that Rio Arriba County in NM has the highest per capita heroin overdose rate in the nation. That would explain the possible lax oversight of methadone. There's lots of folks up there receiving it.