PRINTABLE PAGE Kids’ Meds Overprescribed? Drugs not the only treatment for ADHD, experts say By Peter J. Wasson and Keith UhligOriginally published in the Marshfield News-Herald, November 11, 2001 John Pawelski has taken drugs for more than three-quarters of his…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Diagnosis, Treatment of ADHD in Very Young Children May Be Inappropriate Originally published by Reuters Health, October 22, 1999 WESTPORT, Oct 22 (Reuters Health) — Children age three and under are being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ritalin Decision Agonizing Second of three parts By Lisa Popyk, Post contributorOriginally published in The Cincinnati Post, April 15, 2000 Tyler Malicoat calls them his “be-good” pills. Small white tablets that turn him into the nicer, smarter, more…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Little Known About Safety of Long-Term Ritalin Use, Study Warns By Helen BranswellOriginally published by The Canadian Press, November 27, 2001 TORONTO (CP) — Hyperactive children across North America are regularly put on Ritalin, a drug that appears…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Connecticut Ritalin Law Targets Schools, Not Docs By Karen PallaritoOriginally published by Reuters Health, July 25, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — To reduce the inappropriate medication of children with behavioral problems, a new Connecticut law takes aim…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ritalin Case Puts Parents, Courts on Collision Course By John CaherOriginally published in the New York Law Journal, August 17, 2000 ALBANY — An educational neglect case in Albany involving a 7-year-old boy whose parents were hauled into…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Stimulant Use by Children on Rise By Sally FinlayOriginally published in The Age, August 21, 2000 Parental pressure and inadequate health services have led to an increase in the prescription of potentially dangerous psychotropic drugs for children under…