Ritalin Gone Wrong
Submitted on January 29, 2012
By L. ALAN SROUFE - January 28, 2012
Attention-deficit drugs increase concentration in the short term...But when given to children over long periods of time, they neither improve school achievement nor reduce behavior problems. The drugs can also have serious side effects, including stunting growth...Sadly, few physicians and parents seem to be aware of what we have been learning about the lack of effectiveness of these drugs.
