November 12th, 2007 by ThunderDragon
Pointless drugging-up:
Drugs given to thousands of hyperactive children have no long-term benefits and could in fact be stunting their development, a major study has said.
The study of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that, while powerful drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta resulted in short-term behavioural improvements, after three years those benefits had disappeared.
Children who took the drugs for the full three years were also found to have stunted growth… (The Telegraph)
The study of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found that, while powerful drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta resulted in short-term behavioural improvements, after three years those benefits had disappeared.
Children who took the drugs for the full three years were also found to have stunted growth… (The Telegraph)
Putting boys on medication just because they are being boys was never going to have a good ending. Rather than putting them on drugs, remove the processed food and the like from their diet, which will almost certainly have the same effect but with half the cost and none of the negative effects.
via Tim Worstall
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