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Originally Posted by DTK
I generally agree, but I'm far more concerned kids being prescribed antidepressants like they were candy. THOSE drugs lead to suicidal etc thoughts, not ADD drugs.
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You are correct that anti-depressants are a major concern, but any behavior modification or mood altering drugs including ADD or ADHD drugs are typically ill-prescribed and lead to life long addictions with a variety of side effects.
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2010/sid...d-medications/
On use of ADHD drugs-
Results showed that 48 percent of the 325 patients surveyed reported at least one side effect, most often loss of appetite, sleep problems, and mood swings.
So the idea of big pharma baby sitting your kids should be cause for alarm.
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