IMPORTANT
FACTS
1. 17 million children
worldwide are now prescribed some form of psychotropic drug because of DSM-style
“diagnoses,” none of which have scientific merit.
2. Psychiatry’s list
of symptoms for “ADHD” contains behaviors that almost all children exhibit.
3. The primary drug used
to treat “ADHD” is highly addictive, with suicide being a major complication
of withdrawal.
4. Millions of children
are prescribed antidepressants, one of which has been associated with more deaths
and other serious adverse effects than any other drug in history.
5. In 2003 and 2004,
regulatory agencies in Britain, Australia, Canada, Europe and the U.S. warned
doctors not to prescribe certain antidepressants for under-18-year-olds because
of the risk of suicide.
CHAPTER
TWO Junk Science in Our Schools
In most countries there are very few families or teachers whose lives have
not been interrupted in some way by the widespread drugging of children with
prescribed, mind-altering drugs. Seventeen million children worldwide are now
prescribed some form of psychotropic drug.
More and more frequently, psychiatrists and psychologists tell parents that
their child suffers from a disorder affecting his or her ability to learn—called
a Learning Disorder (LD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or most commonly
today, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). DSM-IV lists
the ADHD symptoms as: fails to give close attention to details or may make careless
mistakes in schoolwork or other tasks; work is often messy or careless; has
difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities; fails to complete
schoolwork, chores or other duties; often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms
in seat; often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is
inappropriate; is often “on the go”; often talks excessively; and interrupts
or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games).
Using these criteria, nearly every child could be diagnosed as “suffering”
from ADHD.
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