A real problem comes out of a fake one.
"A drug prescribed for children with behavioural problems is being abused in schools as pupils trade the medication for CDs and telephone cards, it is claimed."
"Overload Network, a charity for parents with hyperactive children, said it had found some pupils selling Ritalin tablets, an amphetamine which works on the central nervous system, for 50p each. Ritalin is often given to children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Janice Hill, the mother of a child who was prescribed the drug and who founded the charity, said teenage girls were using it as a diet pill."
"She wants the Government to ensure that prescriptions are properly regulated."
Because asking the doctors to stop handing it out like candy is just so much more difficult than punishing the kids for not wanting to take a mind numbing drug.
Posted by AnalogKid at July 25, 2003 09:08 AM | TrackBackWhat may have been an option for helping a tiny percentage of kids with a real problem has become a chemical pacifier for lazy teachers. I refuse to drug my kids when they start school, discipline is learned, not prescribed.
Posted by: puggs on July 26, 2003 10:59 AM