Smokers have long insisted that cigarettes helped them concentrate.
Nicotine, it seems, exhibits powerful pharmacological effects on the
brain. Now, some researchers are proposing that nicotine patches could
help people with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD, depending on
which version of the myth you believe).
Nicotine patches for
children? Makes perfect sense to some researchers, and it makes a LOT of
sense for the companies that manufacture the nicotine patches. With
smoking rates slowly falling in the U.S., the market for nicotine
patches doesn't have a strong future. But if you can line up
schoolchildren to wear them and, of course, get them hooked on nicotine
for life, then you generate an extraordinary volume of repeat business.
Schoolchildren are already widely dosed with Ritalin, a strong
narcotic. Nicotine is no more bizarre. Make no mistake: these studies on
nicotine are little more than a ploy to find new victims to addict to
this deadly drug that has already wreaked untold havoc on the U.S.
population over the last hundred years. I can't wait to see a study that
says children wearing nicotine patches score better on math and reading
skills tests. Maybe they'll sell nicotine candy in the high school
vending machines right next to the liquid candy known as soft drinks.
About the author: Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate and award-winning journalist with a mission to teach personal and planetary health to the public He has authored more than 1,800 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, impacting the lives of millions of readers around the world who are experiencing phenomenal health benefits from reading his articles. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2010, Adams co-founded NaturalNews.TV, a natural health video sharing site that has now grown in popularity. He also launched an online retailer of environmentally-friendly products (BetterLifeGoods.com) and uses a portion of its profits to help fund non-profit endeavors. He's also a veteran of the software technology industry, having founded a personalized mass email software product used to deliver email newsletters to subscribers. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and practices nature photography, Capoeira, martial arts and organic gardening. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
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