[mlo]

I'll agree with you that it may be a fictional disease. But how can you expalin the nonfictional results of the medication on the symptoms (regardless of whether they warrant a disease or not). Isn't it really a moot point?

Because, it may not be a real disease but Ritalin is a real drug. If you take a mind altering drug you can expect your mind to be altered. You would see an effect if you took cocaine or LSD or whiskey too.

In this case, Ritalin is prescribed for people with certain behaviors and the drug does have the effect of reducing those behaviors. The issue is, are the behaviors due to a medical condition or are we just drugging people who act in ways we preferred they didn't? I think it is the latter. There is no medical condition that causes ADHD, there are energetic children who lack discipline (among other causes). Drugging them is wrong.

[College Repub]

Well, one answer is in the instant gratification culture we live in. Advil is used to treat aches and pains due to poor eating or excersise habits, for example. It's much easier to pop a pill and create a temporary fix, I'll give you that. But my question is what is inherently so evil about doing that?