The use of the drug Ritalin is over-prescribed and abused in our society. Physicians prescribe Ritalin to young children in order to calm their hyperactivity in school and at home. It is prescribed to children who have a behavioral problem known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The drug Ritalin is extremely controversial. There are ...
With debate raging about the pros and cons of prescribing Ritalin for attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, teenagers have decided that the cash benefits of selling their pills are sweet. In Connecticut, a single 5mg tablet can go for as much as ten dollars. These pills are being sold on the grounds of our high schools. Are they ...
I have a twenty-year-old son who is a junior in College. My son has always been average in intelligence. He does well in school but he does well because he works hard. In the second grade his best friends name was Nathan. Nathan was not just above average intellectually; he was a gifted child who ...
Ritalin, or it’s generic Methylphenidate, is a stimulant most commonly used for treating ADD, though it can treat a number of other conditions like lethargy, narcolepsy and even depression. It’s also chemically very similar to amphetamines or Cocaine. Though it seems strange to give someone who’s hyperactive a stimulant, Ritalin works by increasing the amount ...
With about almost five percent of all schoolchildren in the United States struggling with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, a national crisis has both parents and teachers concerned over how to manage their hyperactive children and students. Unable to focus and control their impulses, children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) have experienced some success from ...
Choosing an alternative to Ritalin has become a real issue for many parents of children diagnosed with ADHD. Either because they fear the side effects or don’t find Ritalin particularly effective, they are opting for other courses of treatment in order to ease their children’s symptoms. Fortunately for these parents, the homeopathic field has heard ...
Attention Deficit Disorder has been around for a long time. It has not always carried the same name, but the symptoms, and treatments are virtually the same. Recently, ADD has become a disease that everybody seems to have. It comes as no surprise that people are abusing and overusing the label ADD. Some of these ...
When a child is first diagnosed with Autism, it comes as a huge shock to the parents. When the shock wears off, then begins the frantic search to ‘cure my child.’ The parents will typically seek out medical doctors who might have an answer, but find that the typical pediatric physician really has nothing to ...
When I’m watching television, a commercial comes on. It states shocking statistics. My child’s risk of being in a fatal automobile accident is 1 in 23,000. My child’s risk of being diagnosed with autism is 1 in 166. The Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry placed the figures around 1 in 2,200 in 1988. The U.S. Department ...
Methylphenidate is a popular drug used in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD). It is a stimulant and comes in several forms, two of which are single dose and timed-release. They are prescribed under many brand names. Two of them are Ritalin and Concerta. Ritalin is taken multiple times ...