Rushing to Medicate Our Children Should children with ADHD be medicated? Many parents‚ physicians‚ and teachers may say yes‚ but I believe there are too many risks for children with ADHD to be medicated. Parents in America are often turning to medication as a first option for their children instead of seeking alternative methods of medication and therapy. The Food and Drug Administration reported that some 10.8 million prescriptions were dispensed for children with ADHD in 2002 (Roberts). Taking
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People with Tourette syndrome live a more difficult life than normal. Physically‚ they can face problems with their body due to tics that occurs with this condition. They also face difficulties mentally‚ such as anxiety‚ depression‚ ADHD and OCD. People with Tourette syndrome may also interfere with their daily living‚ including going to the dentist. As stated by the Tourette Syndrome Fact Sheet (2012)‚ there are no formal testing for this condition‚ but to diagnose‚ a series of questions are asked
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Before President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971 he enacted the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. The federal government uses the Controlled Substance Act to outline the drugs into five classifications or schedules. They are categorized by the level of dependency‚ abuse potential and their medical use. A doctor may choose to prescribe you a drug but regulations are set into place to limit them from the amount and dosage to avoid abuse and dependency to each substance. A doctor is registered
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The Effect of Substance Abuse on Family and the Criminal Justice System By: Sharon Bartley PCN-527-0101 Instructor: Joan Stadora September 5‚ 2012 Introduction Substance abuse has been a long standing problem in the United States. There are thousands estimated to be abusers of one substance or another for example; alcohol‚ heroin‚ cocaine‚ marijuana and in recent years methamphetamine. Beginning with the presidency of Richard Nixon the United States
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Misdiagnosing and Overprescribing ADHD Medications Miriam Valdez HSM 210 Melissa Ellison January 31‚ 2010 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that millions of children across America are being diagnosed with and put on drugs for. Being the most common childhood disorder in the United States and around the world there are millions of children taking psychotropic drugs to treat ADHD. With so many conditions that imitate ADHD and so many risks
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Bart Simpson; ADHD Defined Kennedy McCain Bethel University Human Growth and Development Paper One 19 March 2014 The character that I chose to talk about was Bart Simpson from the cartoon the Simpson. “According to simpsoncrazy.com on the internet (n.a.)‚ Bart name was Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson‚ he was known as the one to cause trouble in the family. Bart Simpson is the eldest of the siblings and he has signs of Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder (ADHD). Bart Simpson is ten years old well
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Caula Rogers Eng-105 English Composition 1 03/30/2014 Dr. Victoria Smith Impact of ADHD on a Child’s Schooling Children with ADHD generally have trouble in school‚ only because school causes many trials for children with ADHD. ADHD is not a learning disorder; however it can cause children to have problems with learning. Furthermore‚ children with ADHD have an excessive rate of learning disorders and will have problems with other school-work like calculation
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is their obstacle? Pharmaceutical companies prosper‚ as do the insurance companies‚ when more and more clinicians (careless of whether their patient is genuinely ill or going after an A on a final) diagnose their patients with ADHD and prescribe Adderall or Ritalin. Shah also mentions that better funding of the FDA can improve the overseeing of the drug industries and the CROs
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Children Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in today’s Society Shawnteka Tinsley College Reading and Study Skills Proffessor LaLinda Street March 19‚ 2013 Children living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In this article the authors Melinda Smith & Robert Segal discuss the behavior of children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are many noticeable symptoms that are recognizable before diagnosing
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Do you know anyone who’s addicted to Prescription drugs‚ or are you the one thats addicted; Ever thought there’s something healthier for your pain or illness. A substances that won’t have any side effects‚ make you in a bad mood‚ or cause you to die. You can ask your doctor what would be better for you‚ Prescription drugs‚ or Marijuana. I have some interesting research I’ve found on what can be better for you and how bad prescription drugs can be for your mind and body. Most substances lead on an
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