Posts Tagged ‘ritalin’

Intuniv – a new and different once-daily ADHD drug – just got approved by the FDA for use in children as young as 6. BIG mistake! This is drug is being marketed as the ‘kinder, gentler’ ADHD medication because it’s not a controlled substance and it’s not addictive. But what it is… is very dangerous for your child.

Here are nine very good reasons you should NOT give your child this ADHD drug:

It’s only been tested for effectiveness…

Should we really be giving ADD & ADHD hyperactivity drugs like Ritalin to our growing boys and girls? Are we willing to take the risks of short term and unknown long term side effects or rather, are the kids willing? Have we stopped to care what emotional impact forcing these decisions on our children will have on their psyche?

Look around. If you look long enough you will see that we live in a drug-obsessed world. It seems every time …