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Better Children through Chemistry - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.1/deben.html
Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD. |
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ADHD Study: Study Points to More Targeted Use of Ritalin: Drug Not Effective For All - http://www.healing-arts.org/children/ADHD/harvard-ritalin.htm
While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain known as the putamen which helps to control movement and attention. |
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The Fraud of Child Psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Ritalin - http://www.outlookcities.com/children/
Review of two books that take a cautious view of ADHD treatment. Includes reprinted articles on the myth of attention deficit disorders and psychatric medications. |
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Ritalin and ADD/ADHD. - http://www.scn.org/~bk269/r-ball.html
Information on the use of Ritalin on school children; side effects and evidence of over-medication; tips for parents on how to tell if their child needs Ritalin and how they can help their child handle the symptoms for which they have been prescribed the drug. |
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The Merrow Report: Attention Deficit Disorder - A Dubious Diagnosis? - http://www.pbs.org/merrow/repository/Television/Past/_attn/guide.html
Program guide to the PBS documentary. Includes information about CHADD, an interview with a child psychologist, an article by a 14 year old with ADD, and a transcript of the program. |
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Consumers Review Ritalin - http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/prescription/indexritalin.html
Consumers who use Ritalin report the benefits and side effects they experienced. |
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Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription? - http://www.vernoncoleman.com/ritalin.htm
An article by a campaigning journalist in the UK, analysing the marketing and use of Ritalin and related medications. |
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Why Ritalin Rules - http://www.policyreview.org/apr99/eberstadt.html
How has it come to pass that where every child from preschool onward can recite the "anti-drug" catechism by heart, millions of children are being legally drugged with a substance so similar to cocaine that, as one journalist accurately summarized the science, "it takes a chemist to tell the difference"? |
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Inquiry After Tenfold Rise in 'Chemical Cosh' Cases - http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1228&id=1452902004
Report on an inquiry, ordered by the NHS watchdog, Quality Improvement Scotland, into prescription rates for Ritalin. Includes links to related articles in The Scotsman. |