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Omaha Shooter Robert Hawkins Had Been "Treated" For ADHD, Depression Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's an amphetamine, and recent research published in the August, 2007 issue of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reveals that Ritalin and other adhd drugs actually stunt the growth of children, causing their brains and bodies to be physically altered. (See http://www.newstarget.com/021944.html ) Depression, of course, is treated with SSRI drugs, none of which have ever been safety approved by the FDA for use on children or teens.

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But wait, you say: adhd drugs are not speed, are they? But of course they are. They belong to a class of drugs called amphetamines. They used to be illegally sold as speed. Now they're prescription drugs, and they're given to children in schools all across America (and elsewhere). Psychiatrists and drug companies are making a killing dosing up kids and infants on substances that used to be considered illegal street drugs (and that have no legitimate medical use whatsoever). 6.

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Parents are already being arrested for not subjecting their children to chemotherapy or giving in to adhd drugs. If this trend continues, it won't be long before anyone who rejects vaccinations, drugs and psychiatric medications will be considered a criminal (or terrorist). Parents, be warned: The State is out to medicate your child, and if you resist, you may have your children taken away!

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And the way to get more people healthier is to push more drug ads, to mandate more vaccinations and require more "mental health screening" of schoolchildren, just in case they might need adhd drugs. Sound insane? It is. And don't believe for a minute that modern medicine is based on anything resembling real science. The science was abandoned decades ago. All that's left today is an empty shell of a medical system that claims to treat patients but really just uses them as profit-generating machines to enrich some of the wealthiest corporations in the world: the drug companies.

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If there is an improvement in concentration with one of the adhd drugs and it helps your child achieve and be happy, that is what is most important. Drug Use Common, Benign Side Effects Serious Side Effects ............- Life- ! Reasons threatening [ Not Side Effects to Take ......

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Pharmacological studies have shown that adhd drugs help normalize the activity of the cerebellum, as well as the corpus striatum, so it's clear these areas are important to attention as well as movement. Perhaps by training our brain's movement centers to improve its higher functions, we can bring about a day when we're not as dependent on medication. EARLY CLUES I have never gotten my taxes in before October. Every year begins the same way, with me resolving to beat the taxman's deadline. In early January I neatly gather all my documents for my accountant.

An overactive cerebellum also contributes to fidgetiness in ADHD kids, and recent studies have shown that adhd drugs that elevate dopamine and norepinephrine bring this area back in balance. Exercise also increases norepinephrine. And the more complex the exercise, the better. Rats don't do judo, but scientists have looked at the neurochemical changes in their brains after periods of acrobatic exercise, the closest parallel to martial arts.

Neurologist Dr. Fred Baughman talks about the fraud of ADHD and the poisoning of U.S. children Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Professor William Cary of the University of Pennsylvania testified to Congress that 17 percent of all school children as of 2003 are on some type of psychiatric drug, not all adhd drugs and not all with an ADHD diagnosis. I think that the number today is probably one in five, or 20 percent. It was 17 percent according to Dr. Cary in 2003. It's probably 20 percent today. Mike: It's astounding. Even if this disease were legitimate, this was something that doesn't exist in other countries and it didn't exist anywhere two generations ago.

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And as with many conventional prescription drugs, the most compelling argument against adhd drugs is that they fail to address the cause of the problem. Without the underlying cause being treated, children may have to tak; Ritalin well into their twenties. There are many underlying reasons why a child may have attention or behavior problems. Studies show that frequent e ir infections and the regular use of antibiotics, as well as premature birth and family history, are associated with a greater likelihood of developing this disorder.

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Researchers analyzed 2,287 studies done on drugs used as treatment for ADHD and found no evidence on long-term safety of drugs to treat ADHD in young children or adolescents; safety evidence is of poor quality; evidence that adhd drugs help adults is not compelling; the way the drugs work is not well understood; there are no trials of comparative effectiveness of these drugs for treatment of ADHD; good quality evidence is lacking on the use of drugs to affect outcomes relating to global academic performance, consequences of risky behaviors, social achievements, etc.

The committee shocked the psycho-wizards at the FDA when it recommended that prominent "black box" warnings be added to the labeling of the adhd drugs. Despite the concerns raised by the committee about the mind-altering ADHD "treatments," panel member, Steven Nissen, MD., a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, said "I have grave concerns about the use of these drugs and grave concerns about the harm they may cause." Regardless of this "grave concern" the FDA apparently intends to ignore the recommendations and follow the same wait and see policy as it took on the antidepressants.

Although the committee voted 8 to 7 to recommend the most serious warnings be added to the adhd drugs, Dr. Thomas Laughren, director of the Division of Psychiatry Products at the drug approval agency, (one of the "highly trained scientists") said "we don't think anything different needs to be done right now.. .we think the labeling is adequate."28 This is perfect.

Despite the fact that methylphenidate has been in use since 1955, the high priests of the FDA again appear to be taking the low road, suggesting that the 25 known deaths and dozens of other reported adverse cardiovascular events associated with adhd drugs are an acceptable risk. But what has been missed by the public in all the clamor about the potentially harmful effects of ADHD "treatments" is that the cardiovascular events are NOT caused by the alleged abnormality ADHD.

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So do alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, gambling, adhd drugs, sex, excitement, and shopping. The common theme is a substance or activity that will cause a surge of dopamine, and thus a pleasure reward for the activity. When food is used as a "solution" for stress or as a source of comfort, it typically leads to excess consumption and eventual obesity. A majority of overweight individuals are literally addicted to the taste of fat, salt, sweets, additive chemicals, and/or meals far larger than are actually needed to sustain life in a healthy way.

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This is how so many of our nation's children end up on adhd drugs. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was simply made up by a panel of "experts" who voted it into existence. Now, millions of children are being dosed with powerful narcotics for a condition that doesn't even exist. That's the power of disease mongering. Convince enough people they have a terrible medical condition, and you can create massive profits by selling them a lifetime of patented chemicals. High profits make happy shareholders, Wall Street advisors and obscene bonus packages for Big Pharma CEOs.

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REPPED: Following the well-publicized fact that anti-inflammatory prescription drugs have killed at least 60,000 Americans, and that NSAIDs (over-the-counter painkillers) kill at least another 16,500 each year, combined with the new realization that adhd drugs are now killing children, Sidney Taurel, Chief Executive of Eli Lilly & Co., one of the largest drug makers in the world, had this to say: "There's too much talk about the side effects of drugs!" I'm not making this up.

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DOCTORED DECEIT The billions in sales for adhd drugs, antidepressants, and other psychiatric drugs, could not occur without physicians willingly taking up their pens to write prescriptions. They, unfortunately, are too often just as badly misinformed as parents and patients who are swayed by direct-to-consumer advertisements. On April 22, 2004 the highly respected British medical journal, The Lancet [6], published an article that was the first meta-analysis done in a peer-reviewed journal of all available drug trials on a specific group of antidepressants.

Below is the statement of September 29, 2000, from Patricia Weathers, speaking during a Congressional inquiry into schools pushing adhd drugs. As frightening as it is, what she and her son were put through is not unusual; what might be unusual is that the school's bullying did not succeed for long. Like Snowball, this boy was drugged because he had trouble adapting to an unnatural and restrictive environment. Why wasn't anybody protesting outside of his school? STATEMENT OF PATRICIA WEATHERS My name is Patricia Weathers.

Drug manufacturers constantly seek to expand their markets and have found a windfall in the adhd drugs with revenues for these alone hitting $1 billion in 2001. Health care providers have an expanding patient base to draw from as the numbers of ADHD cases continue to rise. Insurance companies, who typically pay a physician for no more than 15 minutes of their time to evaluate a child for ADHD, save money when drugs like Adderall and Ritalin are prescribed instead of delving into a more labor-intensive examination of what the real home or school problems might be.

Indeed, the adhd drugs are quick fixes, as the majority of children who take them become subdued, over-focused, and compliant soon after taking them. [3] Between 1990 and Gene Haslip's 1996 statement, Ritalin prescriptions increased 500%; amphetamine (drugs like Dexedrine and Adderall) prescriptions for ADHD increased by 400%; 7-10% of boys in school were estimated to be on these drugs, along with a rising percentage of girls. In some districts 15-20% of the children were being diagnosed and drugged for ADHD.

Such a result is usually pointed to as proof that the child in question really has ADHD, but the truth is that Ritalin and the other adhd drugs are intended to do nothing more than control unwanted (though normal) behaviors. Dr.

Just imagine if pharmaceutical companies were honest about antidepressants (and this would hold true for adhd drugs and many others, too), what would the result be? Would they make any money? As Kendall also said, "If I wanted to introduce a new drug for children who are suicidal and said this has very little proof of efficacy and it has an increased risk of suicide, people would say I was mad." When it comes to antidepressants for children, then, honesty and sound medical judgment would result in no sales.

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An FDA panel has voted, with a slim margin, to require "black box warnings" on adhd drugs following the deaths of hundreds of people who were taking them. If these drugs had been a Chinese herb, of course, the FDA would right now be issuing a nationwide ban and confiscating millions of dollars in inventory at health food stores all around the country. But since it's a highly-profitable class of prescription drugs, the agency is resorting to warnings that are routinely ignored by doctors and patients alike.

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By pointing out the dangers of adhd drugs, we hope to make the point that the effort is worth it. Commonsense Approaches If you're a baby boomer, you likely recall kids who were "impulsive," "hyperactive," or "inattentive" from your own childhood. Perhaps you were one yourself. We remember how those kids were dealt with, and it certainly wasn't with drugs. It was with discipline.

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