Drugging our kids: Nicotine patches for schoolchildren?

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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.

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About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher and author with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve personal and planetary health He has authored more than 1,500 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a maker of super bright LED light bulbs that are 1000% more energy efficient than incandescent lights. 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 the founder of a well known HTML email software company whose 'Email Marketing Director' software currently runs the NaturalNews subscription database. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates.


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