ADHD any one?


By drugging these children into complacency, the pharmaceutical companies give order to the chaos of childhood and make lots of money. Just one thing: A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that the chief medication prescribed for treating ADHD, Ritalin, has addictive qualities and cardiac side effects similar to those of cocaine. Nonetheless, "production of Ritalin has increased more than sevenfold in the past eight years, and 90 percent of it is consumed in the U.S.," reports Time magazine.