[farmfriend]

Any child who gets a medical history of Ritalin (or similar) treatment will find themselves locked out of various jobs in their future, such as military service, for one.

Bullshit! My friends son was on Ritalin with great success. He is now a Marine, also with great success.

Personally I think the drug is way over used.

[ocos]

The marines did not know about your son being on ritalin then.

[Joe Brower]

Easy there, farmfriend. What I said was what happened to my friend's son, and that's a fact. I don't know why the rules seem to vary, but evidently they do.

And yes, the drug is way overused. Too many pills nowadays get thrown at too many problems that could be dealt with otherwise.