Establishment "Educators" Push Drugs On Disruptive, Fussy Children!/Reading, Writing and Ritalin!

[Sir D. R. Arthur C.B.E. Wholeflaffers A.S.A.]

Establishment "Educators" Push Drugs On Disruptive, Fussy
Children!/Reading, Writing and Ritalin!

For a variety of reason, including boredom, schoolchildren
sometimes don't pay attention the way the teacher would prefer. In
times past, the answer has been a suggestion from the teacher to "pay
attention," or perhaps a slap on the wrist with the ever-present
ruler.
That was then. This is now. Today's answer to fussy children. DRUG
THEM!! It is a well-established fact that often the most fussy
children
are often the most intelligent. They get bored in a class geared to
the
less intelligent. But we can't have some children singled out as
being
more intelligent. So, in a Machiavellian move to prevent excellence
from being rewarded and encouraged, the government along with the
blessing of the Medical Establishment -have decided that fussy
children
have a mental problem.

But not to worry, they have an answer--it's drugs. Dope those
kids
to the point that they'll sit there in class like good little zombies,
never educationally outdistancing their lesser endowed classmates!
But
first the parents must be convinced that their children aren't fussy;
they're fruit cakes. "Don't worry, parents," says the psychiatrist,
"We can fix that." And if you don't believe them, the pharmaceutical
companies have jumped on the bandwagon.

A concerned parent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was visiting her
local bank where she found a stack of pamphlets available for
customers
as a "public service." The name of this pamphlet is "Reading, Writing
and RITALIN." Ritalin is a stimulant used to "stabilize" fussy
children
First, "fussy children" isn't scientific enough. No good parent is
going to agree to have his child drugged (in good conscious) because
he
or she is "fussy." So the American Psychiatric Association has come
up
with a new "spin-drome," that's called "Attention Deficit Disorder" or
ADD, and its associate "disease" Attention Deficit Disorder with
Hyperactivity or ADHA. Parents are told that their children are
"sick."
But again, don't worry, there's a solution: You guessed it, drugs!

Here's what the "helpful community service" pamphlet says:
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) affects approximately 2 million
school-age children. No one knows for certain what causes ADD.
Evidence suggests, however, that a chemical imbalance or deficiencies
in
certain neurotransmitters may be the root of the problem. To identify
ADD a clinical judgment and an objective assessment is needed. ADD is
a
learning disability, and in approximately 25 percent of the cases
other
impairments exist, therefore a psycoeducational assessment is needed
including the evaluation of: reasoning skills, use of language,
perception, attention, memory, visual motor functioning, academic
achievement and social skills to establish a pattern. Again, don't
worry. It isn't your child's fault he or she is fussy. It's a
chemical
imbalance or a problem with neurotransmitters in the brains. That's a
relief. Get out the DRUGS! The situation has progressed to the point
where a teacher just reports a "fussy" student to higher authority,
and
then the parents are informed that the child should (must) get tested
for ADD.

If you disagree that drugging your fussy child is wrong, even
after
a member in good standing of the APA decides it's the right course of
action, prepare for a visit from the child welfare juggernaut. And
what
is this Ritalin that "everyone" says is so good for your fussy
child?
Dennis Clarke of a Human Rights Commission paints a very grim picture
of
Ritalin. According to Clarke, in 1989, Ritalin was "The number one
street drug in Canada." He identified it as a "speed-type" drug.
"Your
talking about a chemical that is manufactured by CIBA-GEIGY, one of
the
biggest pharmaceutical/drug companies in the world, and it has been
proven that they have a vested interest to encourage doctors to give
Ritalin to hyperactive children."

Continuing, Mr. Clarke says, "This drug, when given to a child
who
has not yet entered puberty, has what is called a paradoxical
effect.
It has a reverse effect to what it would have on you or I as adults.
Whenever you give speed to a child, it has the effect of being a
downer.
Let's take an example: Quaalude, a heavy psychiatric downer, which was
taken off the market by Congress in 1984. If that drug was given to a
child it would act as a very potent type of speed. The child would
become wildly hyperactive, the pulse would increase and the child
would
be in serious trouble. Now, on the other hand, when you give speed to
a
child who has not yet entered puberty, for reasons we don't fully
understand, it apparently overwhelms the child's central nervous
system,
cutting the motors, making it difficult for the child to move and to
communicate. CIBA-GEIGY warns that this drug can cause epilepsy in
children as well as adults. It can cause epileptic seizures where
there is no history of it."

Here's what the APA says about the drug: "Poor administration or
incorrect dosage of Ritalin can lead to some of the following side
effects: 'Zombie-like' behavior, growth suppression, behavior or
thought
disorder, seizures, headaches, blurred vision, scalp hair loss,
Tourette's syndrome-including tics, barking like a dog and babbling
profanities (sounds like Republicans!) It can also result in drug
dependence and an inclination for criminality." That what the APA
says
about the drug they want to give to your child because he or she is
"fussy" in school or loses things like pencils or homework
assignments.
Did you ever lose a homework assignment? Do you think you were "sick"
and in need of a mind-numbing drug to "fix" things" As usual, a major
pharmaceutical company is making profits from the misery and ruined
lives of the most innocent of our citizens.

1996 Updates - Ritalin Causes Cancer!

Government scientists have uncovered a sign that the widely used
children's drug Ritalin may cause cancer in mice. But in their
infinite
wisdom, the FDA decided that it's no big deal and this medicine
should
be prescribed to children anyway.
"We felt physicians and parents should know this and have a right
to know this (that Ritalin causes cancer)," gushes Dr. Murray Lumpkin,
the Food and Drug Administration's deputy drug director. Thank you,
Mr.
Lumpkin. When will you decide that the public has a "have a right to
know" that Ritalin causes cancer in humans. In twenty years or fifty
years, or ever?
Ritalin is widely prescribed to treat the spindrome called
Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, a neurological condition that
affects 2.5 million children. It is more common in boys than girls
and
sometimes persists to adulthood.
Ritalin is the brand name of the brain stimulant
methylphenidate.
About 6 millions prescriptions for the generic and brand name versions
were filled in 1993, the latest data available.
Mice were fed doses of methylphenidate for two years. Four of
the
male mice who got the highest doses developed cancerous liver tumors,
called hepatoblastomas, when statistically no more than one of the
extremely rare tumors should have formed, the study found. The
laboratory mice also had somewhat elevated levels of a non-cancerous
liver tumor called hepatocellular adenoma.
The drug manufacturer, Ciba Geigy Corp. mailed letters in January,
1996 to 100,000 doctors who prescribe methylphenidate. Needless to
say,
Ciba Geigy downplayed the cancer risk to protect their bottom line. A
scientist was quoted off the record as stating, "Ciba Geigys history
of
distributing hazardous medicine is terrible. They would do anything
and
have done anything to protect their profits, including promoting
well-known toxic drugs to adults and children." Again, Established
Medicine have shown that ethics takes a poor back seat to profits."