Tacoma Mall shooter on Ritalin

 

U.S. House: Schools cannot force ADHD drugs on students as a condition of attending class

On November 16^th, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation (HR 1790) barring schools from coercing students and their parents to take ADHD drugs and other "controlled substances" as a condition of attending school. Similar legislation passed through the House in December 2004, but it later died in the Senate. This year, let’s hope and pray that the Senate would step up and make this bill law. Get the details here.

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2005/11/24/hr_1790_house_passes_bill_protecting_children_from_forced_psychiatric_medication.htm

 

"Our 14-year-old son died from Ritalin use"

A school social worker labeled first-grader Matthew Smith with ADHD and threatened his parents with reporting neglect if they did not put him on medication. The parents brought him to a pediatrician, who prescribed Matthew Ritalin after a "five minute pencil-twirling trick." After seven years of Ritalin use, Matthew (pictured here) died at the age of 14.

The autopsy showed an oversized and vessel-damaged heart. His certificate of death reads: "Death caused from Long Term Use of Methylphenidate, (Ritalin)." You can read his tragic story at his parents' website, http://www.ritalindeath.com/ (scroll down to "Our 14-year-old son died from Ritalin use").

Between 1990 and 2000, 186 deaths from methylphenidate were reported to the FDA MedWatch program, a voluntary reporting scheme, the numbers of which represent no more than 10 to 20 percent of the actual incidents (http://www.adhdfraud.org/commentary/1-6-02-2.htm). See photos of some of these deceased children here: http://www.ritalindeath.com/ADHD-Drug-Deaths.htm.

 

What is ADHD, anyway?

The term ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) sounds scientific and credible—even somewhat mysterious. Drug companies and psychiatrists insist it is a true disease. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that three to five percent of children have it (www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm). But what exactly is ADHD? We’ve taken the mystery out of ADHD by transcribing a word-for-word definition taken straight from psychiatry’s bible of mental disorders, the DSM. You'll want to forward this to your all your relatives and friends who still take the ADHD diagnosis seriously.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0512_ADHD.htm

 

Make your voice heard at the FDA

Now through February 28^th, the FDA is accepting public comments about drug companies advertising their psychiatric drugs directly to consumers. We have posted our comments (see http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0512_FDA.htm), which provide a brief overview of the chemical imbalance myth, the lack of testing and the harmful side effects that are frequently downplayed.

If you are fed up with the chemical imbalance lies and the downplaying of serious and potentially fatal side effects, you can voice your opinion here:  http://tinyurl.com/8gndt. Click on the "Submit Comment" button and the fill out the easy form. Feel free to copy and paste our comments and use as you see fit. 

http://tinyurl.com/8gndt

 

Q&A

Psychotherapy and psych drugs can be sensitive subjects for some people. This reader asks, "How would you approach Christian friends taking antidepressants, their children taking ADHD drugs, and a Christian school that pushes ADHD drugs?" See our response.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0512_Q&A.htm

 

Letters

This reader found that changing her son’s diet made his ADHD symptoms disappear. Here is her encouraging story.

http://www.psychologydebunked.com/email0512_letters.htm

 

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