Why is There a Shortage of ADHD Drugs?

Why is There a Shortage of ADHD Drugs?

Pharmacies in Indiana and across the country are running low on medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

CCHR: All Fall Down: Psychiatry's Plague Of Drugging Children

In the UK, children are under assault, diagnosed with fraudulent mental disorders and forced onto dangerous and addictive psychotropic drugs.

With prescription sales rocketing and government screening programmes on the rise, the stimulent drug industry is big business, raking in over £33 million a year in the UK alone.

But how much is this plague costing our children?

Are prescription ads prompting patients to self-diagnose

A study done by Consumer Reports shows one in five people go into a doctor's office asking for a prescription, by name, before ever being diagnosed.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

Excessive sleeping, feeding or crying troubles during infancy are associated with a greatly increased risk for behavioral problems later in childhood, research suggests.

Babies' Persistent Fussiness Could Mean Behavioral Woes Ahead

I'm sure lots of other things do too.

Eye surgery mistake

A family is hoping their young son will recover after a doctor performed surgery on the child's wrong eye

HIV study claims one in eight children resistant to drugs

First major study of young people with HIV questions the suitability of anti-retroviral drugs for young sufferers

HIV study claims one in eight children resistant to drugs

Genetic Testing For Kids: Should You Unlock Your Child’s DNA?

If you could use genetic testing to peer into your child’s future and get a glimpse of her likely health risks, would you do it? Many parents would, according to a new study.

Genetic Testing For Kids: Should You Unlock Your Child’s DNA?

10-year-old knows all about drugs - and that's good news

Mohammed al Suwaidi's parents are not worried that their 10-year-old son knows more about marijuana and nicotine than most adults.

Yesterday, their child was awarded a trophy by the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) and got to meet his favourite sports star, Brazilian striker Baré from the Al Jazira football club.

10-year-old knows all about drugs - and that's good news

CVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims

CVS to pay $17.5M over inflated Medicaid claims

CVS Pharmacy, the pharmacy division of CVS Caremark Corp., will pay $17.5 million to the United States and 10 states to settle False Claims Act accusations, the Department of Justice announced late Friday afternoon.

Genetic testing of kids popular with parents: Good idea?

Is genetic testing of children a good idea? Parents seem to think so. New research shows that more than half of parents offered tests to predict their risk of developing common adult health conditions would test their kids as well.

Genetic testing of kids popular with parents: Good idea?

UW brain scientists to study foster children

This year some of the world's pre-eminent brain scientists will attempt to measure the effects of abuse and neglect on the minds of Washington children in foster care.

UW brain scientists to study foster children

DEAD WRONG - How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child

Psychiatric disorders are not medical diseases. There are no lab tests, brain scans, X-rays or chemical imbalance tests that can verify any mental disorder is a physical condition.

The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging and The Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane? comes this searing new documentary, exposing how devastating—and deadly—psychiatric drugs can be for children and families.

Behind the grim statistics of deaths, suicides, birth defects and serious adverse reactions is the human face of this global drugging epidemic—the personal stories of loss and courage of those who paid the real price.

Psychiatrists claim their drugs are safe for children?

Once you hear what eight brave mothers, their families, health experts, drug counselors and doctors have to say instead, you will come away convinced of one thing...

Psychiatrists are DEAD WRONG.

Drug for Juvenile Arthritis Gets 'OK' from the FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has granted wider use of a drug for juvenile arthritis. Actemra was approved to treat children aged two years or older with active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), a rare illness for children.

Drug for Juvenile Arthritis Gets 'OK' from the FDA

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Adderall shortage to last through May

Isn't it really sad, we're going to have all these kids crashing as they withdraw from these highly addictive and dangerous psyche meds. Now the parents are going to have to deal with that.

How many of them do you think will wake up to the fact that these drugs are a bad thing?

Adderall shortage to last through May

There's a drug shortfall that could impact millions of children, especially those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD.

The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers?

The story of Maryanne Godboldo and how armed government agents broke down her door and attempted to kidnap her daughter because she wouldn’t feed her psychiatric drugs brings to light an important question: When is it justified to shoot back?

The Maryanne Godboldo question: When do parents have the right to shoot back against state-sponsored kidnappers?

Drugging the children so they are compliant to their leftist "educators"

Nationwide shortages of popular drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD are sending parents scrambling, with some combing multiple pharmacies for the Adderall and Ritalin that keep their kids calm.

Drugging the children so they are compliant to their leftist "educators"

Many ADHD drugs in short supply

Parents of children on various ADHD medications know the drill when dropping off a prescription for their child’s ADHD medication — ask the pharmacist if they have the drug in stock before leaving and coming back for the prescription. Often times parents are told that their prescription can’t be filled because they’re out of the ADHD drug they’re trying to fill. If you have a few pills on hand, it may not be a big deal, but if your supply is running out, many children revert back to their uncontrolled behaviors very quickly and exponentially lose their ability to focus. Sometimes these involuntary “drug vacations” can cause anxiety within the family, create disciplinary issues at school and cause children to under perform in sports, school and social situations.

Many ADHD drugs in short supply

FDA reports shortage of ADHD drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported a nationwide shortage of methylphenidate (Ritalin, Methylin, and generic) and amphetamine mixed salts (Adderall and generic), stimulants commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults.

FDA reports shortage of ADHD drugs

Katz proposes expanding use of psychiatric facilities for children

Katz proposes expanding use of psychiatric facilities for children

In the face of calls to close Connecticut's two state-run youth psychiatric facilities, Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz proposed Thursday not only to keep them open, but also to expand their utilization.

Flu Shot Mix-Up Puts Kids at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B

Flu Shot Mix-Up Puts Kids at Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B

A group of children who received flu shots at a Colorado clinic are now being tested for several infectious diseases including HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C after a mix-up that led vaccine syringes to be shared between patients, 9News.com reported.

CT scans can be costly -- to your kids' long-term health

You're at your kid's football game, and suddenly you see him fall, leveled flat by a crushing tackle. Your baby is out cold.

CT scans can be costly -- to your kids' long-term health

Rise in kids' CT scans raises alarm

Soaring numbers of kids are getting CT scans in emergency rooms, a study found, raising concerns some may be exposed to adult-sized radiation doses and potential risks for cancer down the road.

Rise in kids' CT scans raises alarm

Nutrition For ADHD Children, Natural Treatment For ADHD

So many youngsters today have been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit / hyperactivity disorder. When this happens many kids are put on drugs that may do more harm than help. What’s a parent to do besides suffer together with their children? Look into alternative answers ; natural answers. Lots of the youngsters I grew up with who were prescribed these medications either sold them or took them in a way the pills were not intended to be taken.

Nutrition For ADHD Children, Natural Treatment For ADHD

Side effects of medication for ADHD – Answers You Must Have

Let’s face it. There are side effects of ADHD drugs if we have a look and see if it really worth all the time and effort and see how your child’s ADHD may fit into this picture of treatment.

Side effects of medication for ADHD – Answers You Must Have

Nazi Soldiers were High On Speed…Much Like American Children

“HITLER’S propaganda stressed the importance of keeping fit but in reality his soldiers were taking drugs.

Nazi Soldiers were High On Speed…Much Like American Children

FDA examines question of artificial food coloring and hyperactivity

Are food dyes linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children? The Food and Drug Administration is publicly considering that question for the first time in years.

FDA examines question of artificial food coloring and hyperactivity

And they'll cover it up too. Would be bad for business.

http://legallykidnapped.blogspot.com/2011/03/police-use-assault-weapons-and-tank.html

According to the Detroit News, a 56-year-old woman faces multiple felony charges and is being held on $500,000 bond after a 10-hour standoff with police, claiming she was protecting her 13-year-old daughter from unnecessary medication. The story which led to this incident, as reported in the Detroit News and The Voice of Detroit, is quite disturbing.

Police use Assault Weapons and Tank against Home School Mom wanting to protect daughter from Dangerous Medications

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

In June of 2010, the US Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigatory arm of the Federal Government, to investigate the prevalence of prescribed psychotropic medications for children in foster care.

Psychotropic Drug Use in Foster Care

Doctors Warn About ‘Facebook Depression’ In Teens

Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.

Doctors Warn About ‘Facebook Depression’ In Teens

Behaviour drugs given to children as young as four

The article entitled Dumbing Down Society Part I: Foods, Beverages and Meds discussed the current trend of loading this generation’s youth with prescription drugs, namely Ritalin. Well the trend is definitely not fading and it has been observed that drugs are being prescribed to increasingly younger children. Can we really give a four year-old child an “Attention Deficit Disorder” diagnosis? Which four year old DOESN’T lack attention? Should we drug them all? Here’s an article from The Guardian on the subject.

Behaviour drugs given to children as young as four

ADHD Drug Has Mixed Results in Young Kids

Young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had mixed results when treated with the nonstimulant drug atomoxetine (Strattera), according to outcomes from a randomized clinical trial.

ADHD Drug Has Mixed Results in Young Kids

Study planned on prescriptions in Ga. foster care

A pilot program will study of the use of psychotropic drugs in Georgia's foster care system.

Study planned on prescriptions in Ga. foster care

Behaviour drugs given to four-year-olds prompt calls for inquiry

Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines, the Guardian has discovered, prompting the leading psychological society to call for a national review.

Behaviour drugs given to four-year-olds prompt calls for inquiry

Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death

Fresno foster mom, 23, arrested in baby girl's death

Children as young as four are being given Ritalin-style medication for behavioural problems in breach of NHS guidelines, the Guardian has discovered, prompting the leading psychological society to call for a national review.

Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System

For some time now, Sheila Matthews has been suspicious about her home state of Connecticut’s treatment of its most vulnerable children. As a mother of two children and co-founder of Ablechild, her instincts led her to scrutinize the dubious relationships among Connecticut’s Department of Children and Family Services [DCF], the pharmaceutical industry and a billion dollar law firm who has defended the likes of Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co., among others.

Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System

Rhode Island to receive $908,838 from AstraZeneca settlement

Rhode Island to receive $908,838 from AstraZeneca settlement

Rhode Island is expected to receive $908,838 from a $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP from alleged improper marketing of Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug.

Ohio to receive $2.7 million in settlement over Seroquel marketing

Ohio to receive $2.7 million in settlement over Seroquel marketing

Ohio will receive $2.6 million of a $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals over marketing of antipsychotic drug Seroquel.

AstraZeneca Settles Seroquel Marketing Suit for $68.5M

AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) will pay $68.5 million to 37 states and the District of Columbia in a settlement over the British drugmaker's deceptive marketing of its anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The settlement is the largest multi-state, consumer protection pharmaceutical settlement of record, reports Reuters. Regulators accused the company of unfair and misleading marketing of the drug for unapproved uses. While physicians can prescribe medication for other uses, companies are not allowed to market drugs beyond approved uses. The company promoted Seroquel, which was only approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, for dementia, depression and anxiety as well. The accusation also states AstraZeneca failed to fully disclose of potential side effects and the negative results of a scientific study about the drug's safety and effectiveness. Seroquel had worldwide 2010 sales of $5.3 billion. Paula Dow, attorney general of New Jersey, said, "This case sends a message that we take seriously the duty pharmaceutical companies have to supply clear, accurate and complete information about their products to health care providers, and to market their products without deception or misleading claims." Tony Jewell, a company spokesman, said of the settlement, "While we deny the allegations, AstraZeneca believes it is important to bring these matters to a close and move forward with our business of providing medicines to patients."

Teacher fired for bumper sticker highlighting the over-medication of children

When Tarah Ausburn, a former English teacher at Imagine Prep High School in Surprise, Ariz., refused to remove a bumper sticker from her car that asked the question, "Have you drugged your kids today?" officials fired her, according to reports from KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix. The sticker, which Ausburn told reporters makes a statement about the over-medication of today's children, sits among 60 other controversial stickers that may have also played a role in her dismissal.

Teacher fired for bumper sticker highlighting the over-medication of children

Have you drugged your kid today?

I used to work as a psychiatric technician (read: glorified baby sitter with Bachelor’s Degree) on a children’s mental health crisis unit at an urban hospital. I could go on for hours about the heartache, trauma, and anguish of suicidal seven year-olds and anorexic eight year-olds, but today I want to talk about the treatment – specifically, the medication.

Have you drugged your kid today?

Psychologists seek prescribing rights in 6 states

Proponents say psychologists would better meet patient needs, but opponents say a lack of training would threaten patient safety.

Psychologists seek prescribing rights in 6 states

3rd UPDATE: FDA Strengthens Topamax Warning On Birth Defects Data

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is strengthening warnings on topiramate, an antiseizure drug that is also used to prevent migraines, because new data suggest an increased risk of birth defects when used during pregnancy.

3rd UPDATE: FDA Strengthens Topamax Warning On Birth Defects Data

Fart Machine Help for Dyslexia

Fart Machine Help for Dyslexia

An Oxford-based company claims to be helping people learn to read with the aid of fart machines.

"Our approach is to diagnose the underlying cause of reading difficulty and then deal with it. The most common pattern is lots of guessing, particularly with short words," says David Morgan, company CEO. "If you have seen that, we can help."

Michigan kids overprescribed antibiotics

A study says Michigan children are among state residents who continue to be over treated with prescription antibiotic drugs.

Michigan kids overprescribed antibiotics

Kids receive medical marijuana

Montana residents are expressing mixed feelings over children with medical conditions being allowed to use medical marijuana.

Kids receive medical marijuana

Fevers in children are no cause for alarm, say doctors

Fevers in children are no cause for alarm, say doctors

"Fever phobia" is rampant among parents of small children kids, says an American Academy of Pediatrics report that seeks to dispel some of the most common myths about fevers.

Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children

Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children

In Oregon, a 9-year-old girl was escorted from class to a school conference room, where a child-welfare caseworker and a police officer questioned her about whether her father had touched her inappropriately. After two hours of questioning, she finally said he had, a statement she later recanted.

Unethical health experiments done in U.S.

Unethical health experiments done in U.S.

U.S. government doctors once thought it was acceptable to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates, including giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital.

Vaccine Safety Advocates Demand an Apology from Bill Gates

Three weeks ago Microsoft chief Bill Gates labeled those who question vaccine safety as “anti-vaccine” and that claimed that “they kill children” during an interview with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Vaccine Safety Advocates Demand an Apology from Bill Gates

Should Children Be On These Medications?

Millions of kids today are on meds for conduct disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, mixed manias, social phobia and of course ADHD.

Should Children Be On These Medications?

Bill Gates Says Anti-Vaccine Autism Groups “Kill Children” — And He’s Right

I get a ton of press releases every day in my inbox every day; most of them I just ignore, but yesterday I got one whose subject, in all-caps and bold, read:

Bill Gates Says Anti-Vaccine Autism Groups “Kill Children” — And He’s Right

WikiLeaks and a Failed Secrecy Bid Push Pfizer to Settle Fatal Drug Test Case

Pfizer (PFE)’s settlement of the Trovan case — in which it was accused of unethically testing a meningitis drug on African children in 1996 without their consent — appears to have been triggered, in part, by WikiLeaks and Pfizer’s failed attempt to keep secret allegations it bribed Nigerian officials. Eleven children died in the experiment. The settlement, for an undisclosed sum, came after three linked events:

WikiLeaks and a Failed Secrecy Bid Push Pfizer to Settle Fatal Drug Test Case

Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Harm Newborns, FDA Says

Johnson & Johnson’s Risperdal and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Zyprexa are among more than 20 antipsychotic drugs that U.S. regulators said may pose risks to newborns when taken by mothers during pregnancy.

Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Harm Newborns, FDA Says

6-year-old committed to psych ward against mom's wishes

Have you seen this story about a 6-year-old boy who was committed to a psych ward for 48 hours because of a violent picture he drew at school -- against his mother's wishes?

6-year-old committed to psych ward against mom's wishes

Supreme Court shields vaccine makers from lawsuits

The Supreme Court's 6-2 ruling upholds a federal law that offers compensation to victims of side effects from vaccines and prohibits lawsuits.

Supreme Court shields vaccine makers from lawsuits

Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Drug Trials on Children in Nigeria

Nearly 15 years after its controversial drug trial on 200 children with meningitis in Nigeria, Pfizer Inc. and all plaintiffs in the cases related to the trial announced today that they have reached a global settlement.

Pfizer Settles Lawsuits Over Drug Trials on Children in Nigeria

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts": Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician at Vancouver Safe-Injection Site, on the Biological and Socio-Economic Roots of Addiction

"In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts": Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician at Vancouver Safe-Injection Site, on the Biological and Socio-Economic Roots of Addiction and ADD

Psycho-Slavery: Black Boys, White Female Teachers & The Rise of A.D.H.D.

It has become a travesty of epic proportions; Black boys are being sent in record numbers to the psychiatrist for mind-altering medications that come with a plethora of side effects. At the heart of the issue are allegations by classrooms teachers, many of them poorly trained at managing trivial off-task behaviors in the classroom, who assert that these African-American boys exude a level of inattention, hyperactivity and/or disruptive behavior that significantly interferes with their ability to learn.

Psycho-Slavery: Black Boys, White Female Teachers & The Rise of A.D.H.D.

No drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine

A childhood vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria introduced in 2000 hasn't made a visible dent in the disease, U.S. researchers said Monday.

No drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine

Psychiatry: Drugging Children - Social Control by Chemical Lobotomy a $Trillion Industry

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Psychiatric drugs shrink patients' brains

Alarming study has given a double meaning to the idea of going to see the shrink.

Psychiatric drugs shrink patients' brains

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are two to three times more likely than children without the disorder to develop serious substance abuse problems in adolescence and adulthood, according to a study by UCLA psychologists and colleagues at the University of South Carolina.

Kids with ADHD much more likely to develop substance abuse problems as they age

Foster children doped up in care

Foster children doped up in care

CHILDREN as young as one in state care are being given powerful ADHD drugs - against warnings from pharmaceutical companies.

Part 1: Are We Overdiagnosing Our Children?

Part 1: Are We Overdiagnosing Our Children?

More and more kids are taking prescriptions on a routine basis. But is that necessary? In a two part series called "Overdiagnosed Kids" Reporter Shelley Basinger investigates.

Study: Diet could reduce ADHD symptoms

We know what we eat can effect our weight and even our mood. But, did you know what your feeding your child could significantly reduce symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in young children?

Drugs Pouring into Misbehaving Children

Record numbers of children are being medicated because of behavioral problems despite lingering concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs they are taking.

Drugs Pouring into Misbehaving Children

Most Newborns Given Drugs Not Specifically Tested for Pediatric Use, Research Shows

One third of Estonian children are being prescribed medically unindicated drugs, and for newborns the figure reaches 90 percent, according to Jana Lass, a doctoral student at the University of Tartu Institute of Microbiology.

Most Newborns Given Drugs Not Specifically Tested for Pediatric Use, Research Shows

Teen’s medical marijuana fight escalates as school says he cannot come back to class after going home for medicine

The saga of a Colorado Springs teenager struggling with a rare neurological condition best controlled with medical marijuana lozenges became a little more surreal when Harrison School District 2 informed the student’s father that the child cannot return to school on any day that he consumes medical marijuana.

Teen’s medical marijuana fight escalates as school says he cannot come back to class after going home for medicine

De-worming drug for tribal children

The state government will provide de-worming medicines free of cost to children up to five years in six tribal-dominated districts, health minister Prasanna Acharya said here on Monday. The minister said the medicine will be given to children of Rayagada, Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nuapada and Gajapati during the Vitamin A distribution drive in May and November. The de-worming exercise will be part of the government's effort to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR), which is one of the highest in the country. Orissa's 65 deaths per 1,000 live births is much higher compared to the national average of 53.

De-worming drug for tribal children

Mother's Unborn Child Endangered By Prescription Mix-Up

An expecting mom went to the pharmacy for antibiotic, but was given an abortion drug. Now her baby is in jeopardy. Watch 7NEWS Reporter Russell Haythorn's report.

Little Pharma: The Medication of U.S. Children

Little Pharma: The Medication of U.S. Children

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that a study of prescription patterns in 2009, conducted by IMS Health, showed that 25 percent of children in the U.S. were on regular medication.

Drugs pouring into misbehaving children

Record numbers of children are being medicated because of behavioural problems despite lingering concerns about the safety and effectiveness of the drugs they are taking.

Drugs pouring into misbehaving children

Child Drugging Is A $4.8 Billion-A-Year Industry

Child drugging is a $4.8 billion-a-year industry. A new must-see video made by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International graphically demonstrates the fraudulent nature of all psychiatry’s labels.

Child Drugging Is A $4.8 Billion-A-Year Industry

Protests against addictive prescription drugs could cost pharma companies

A new focus has been put back on addictive prescription drugs, as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is proposing a bill that will ban two drugs, sold as bath salts but produce the same “high” as methamphetamines.

Protests against addictive prescription drugs could cost pharma companies

Political Fraud Permitted Upon Autism's Youngest

After calculating results from published peer reviewed findings, an epidemiologist concludes that... "There is an increasing concern that in modern research, false findings may be the majority or even the vast majority of published research claims" Addtionally, "A new claim about a research finding is more likely to be false than true." (link) In part, this is said to be due to self serving data analysis.

Political Fraud Permitted Upon Autism's Youngest

Vaccine likely caused child narcolepsy

Vaccine likely caused child narcolepsy

A preliminary study by Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare shows children injected with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine are nine times more likely to contract narcolepsy than those who were not vaccinated.

Letter: Drug culture having a serious impact on our young people

Santa Clara County Supervisor David Cortese's recent State of the County message shows that our kids are seriously and negatively impacted by today's drug culture, even though he did not state this in his message. His mention of drop-out rates, juvenile hall populations, and public health concerns undeniably speak to the abuse of drugs by our teens.

Letter: Drug culture having a serious impact on our young people

Ritalin tore my son and our family apart: From a best-selling children's author, a damning indictment of the ADHD drug

Few children look ­forward to homework. But when my son Haley was five, he’d hide under the ­dining table ­crying when it came to study time.

Ritalin tore my son and our family apart: From a best-selling children's author, a damning indictment of the ADHD drug

Debate Over Kids Vaccines Rages On

It's a difficult judgment call for many parents. Should they hand their baby to a doctor, trusting all the vaccinations he or she recommends will protect their child from getting sick? Many parents question if so many shots, nearly 30 by the time a child turns 2-years-old, are really necessary.

Australian experts meet to consider is ADHD ‘over-medicated’ or ‘a fraud’?

Australian experts meet to consider is ADHD ‘over-medicated’ or ‘a fraud’?

Australian experts meet to consider is ADHD ‘over-medicated’ or ‘a fraud’?

Australia’s first forum of psychiatrists, psychologists, educators, academics, researchers, politicians and other professions concerned about the large and growing number of children diagnosed with ‘ADHD’ and treated with drugs is being convened in Brisbane (7-8 February) by the Youth Affairs Network of Queensland (YANQ).

Military Families Seek Injunction Against Department of Defense Over Therapy Denied to Children With Autism

Military Families Seek Injunction Against Department of Defense Over Therapy Denied to Children With Autism

Military families have filed a motion for an injunction to mandate that the Defense Department's insurer, TRICARE, cover medically necessary care needed by military families' children with autism. The motion seeks a mandate that TRICARE cover the cost of Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, or ABA, which is effective in treating children with autism spectrum disorder.

Drugs not approved for children still being used to treat them

Drugs not approved for children still being used to treat them

Off-label and unauthorised drugs are still being prescribed, according to a European survey on use of medicines for children.

California panel is charged with protecting human medical test subjects

Thousands of human subjects are studied every year by California researchers hunting for clues to AIDS, autism, Alzheimer's, cancer and scores of other health challenges.

California panel is charged with protecting human medical test subjects

Too many drugs for teen mental patients?

Too many drugs for teen mental patients?

A new paper in the Wisconsin Medical Journal questions how frequently juveniles are being prescribed psychiatric medications in the state. The researcher, a child psychologist at Rogers Memorial Hospital in West Allis, reviewed 200 admissions to a state mental health facility in Madison. He found that for many of the boys, an important part of their treatment was weaning them off the multiple medications they had already been prescribed.

Teachers blamed for record number of children being prescribed 'chemical cosh'

Teachers have been blamed for the record number of children prescribed ‘chemical cosh’ drugs such as Ritalin.

Teachers blamed for record number of children being prescribed 'chemical cosh'

Seizures Reported After Kids’ Flu Shot, Federal Officials Investigating

Federal health officials are looking into reports of an uptick in febrile seizures after children ages 6 months to 2 years were given this year’s seasonal flu shot Fluzone, made by drug manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis.

Seizures Reported After Kids’ Flu Shot, Federal Officials Investigating

Lost in the madhouse: Three stories of involuntary commitment

Erik* was not familiar with the expression “Baker Act’d” the night a college psychologist came to his dorm room, woke him up, and took him to a nearby hospital. In fact, Erik didn’t realize anything was wrong until police handcuffed him, put him in the back of a police cruiser, and took him to a mental health facility at the county jail.

Lost in the madhouse: Three stories of involuntary commitment

Obamacare Shreds Mental Health Care

As the House of Representatives debates a bill to repeal Obamacare and start over, the Left will invoke the tragedy in Tucson as a reason to keep the law in place. Liberal bloggers and some patient groups are claiming that states are already cutting mental health budgets to balance budgets, Arizona among them. They will claim that overturning Obamacare, which offers mental health benefits through an expansion of Medicaid, would only deepen the danger. The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn provides the familiar liberal narrative: "We may never know whether a better mental health care system would have averted this massacre. But we can be sure that it would avert some future ones."

Obamacare Shreds Mental Health Care

UK Finally Makes Smart Decision to Protect Children… Why Doesn’t the US?

Ministers of parliament and senior advisers in the UK government ruled against the flu vaccine for children under 5. This decision comes even though a flu epidemic is currently striking the UK.

UK Finally Makes Smart Decision to Protect Children… Why Doesn’t the US?

Side Effects of Adderall

If your child has ADHD, they may have been prescribed Adderall for treatment. Before you fill this prescription, you should know the side effects of Adderall. While you may still decide to take it, it's best to go into it with open eyes so that you will know what to expect.

Side Effects of Adderall

Oregon Sues Johnson & Johnson Over Alleged Secret Motrin Recall

The state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against drug maker Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company secretly removed defective Motrin from store shelves, which authorities say may have put the public at risk.

Oregon Sues Johnson & Johnson Over Alleged Secret Motrin Recall

The Amoral, Psychiatric--Pharmaceutical Victimization of Foster Children in the United States of America

Foster children are unfortunates without parents and families, not a medical population—not victims of a disease or epidemic. I would add here that increasingly, foster children are children “kidnapped” by government—by child protective services and family courts, their parents having had the audacity to resist the psychiatric labeling and drugging and having been charged with “medical neglect” for their audacity.

The Amoral, Psychiatric--Pharmaceutical Victimization of Foster Children in the United States of America

PBS Reports Drugging of Foster Care Kids

Antipsychotics are the top-selling class of drugs in the United States, with sales of $14.6 billion in 2009 alone. Their use in children and adolescents in the United States is increasingly prevalent — and children in foster care are among the most likely to be medicated.



PBS Reports Drugging of Foster Care Kids

FYI: PBS tonight – The Watch List: The medication of foster children

On this week’s episode of Need to Know, we go inside the foster care system for an installment of The Watch List: We investigate the use and potential overuse of powerful antipsychotic medication on foster children, with a special look at Texas, which has worked to reform its practices. (for future archive)

FYI: PBS tonight – The Watch List: The medication of foster children

Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Evidence Called into Question

Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Evidence Called into Question

Despite their widespread advertising, prescriptions and use, atypical antipsychotic medications — the newest kind of antipsychotic medication available — lacks sufficient evidence to support their widespread and generalized usage. This according to a new study out of the Stanford University School of Medicine and University of Chicago.

What is happening in our society that we need to drug five-year-old children?

A report in today’s newspaper says that children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) can’t switch off the default mode network (DMN) in their brains, the daydreaming function. Stimulant drugs such as methylphenidate may help to switch off this DMN, turn down the volume, as it were, and enable the ADHD sufferer to focus on a task.

What is happening in our society that we need to drug five-year-old children?

Ritalin Dangers Known, Still Being Prescribed To Treat ADHD

Although many experts have warned about the dangers of children using stimulant drugs like Ritalin frequently, doctors continue prescribing these drugs at an alarming rate.

Ritalin Dangers Known, Still Being Prescribed To Treat ADHD

Ritalin use is on the rise

Production of the drug Ritalin has increased ten-fold over the past decade, yet “Fidgety Phil” isn’t the only taker.

Originally prescribed to children considered to be hyperactive, Ritalin is also used as a doping agent and even as a party drug.

Ritalin use is on the rise