Attention Disorder Article
Legitimate doctors are committing unprofessional diagnosis to children, prescribing stimulant drugs to enhance their academic performance. However, the possible side effects of medication like Concerta and Adderall should stand to make this drug much more selectively prescribed. These amphetamines can be highly addictive, causing dependency among consumers of these pills, while attention disorders in children could potentially decrease or go away in their later adolescent or early adulthood. To create easy access to such a highly addictive drug is dangerous, and giving these prescriptions could lead to years of dependency to children. I believe that they should wait to be exposed to medication until further into their adolescence, to allow their brains naturally develop in the early stages of life. Do people think what this doctor is doing is acceptable, or do you have other thoughts on the matter?
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Drugs are obviously a very powerful thing. I agree with you that children should not be exposed to the medication until further in their lives. I believe that they then should be given the absolute least amount possible to fit their needs. This also poses another problem, if a child cannot focus in school, what is alternative to medication? I would say that research suggests intensive therapy as one way to avoid medication. However, if this child has extremely severe ADD/ADHD, and therapy isn't possible, what is yet another alternative? Doctors and Scientists have yet to provide multiple alternatives to these potentially harmful medication.
ReplyDeletei also agree with your idea, the number of kids being diagnosed with ADHD is much higher than it was a decade ago, more than 5 million kids ages from 3-17 are diagnosed and these pills(potentially addictive) are given out to kids who are hyper enough for a doctor to notice. there are so many kids with ADHD that it has prompted declarations of an ADHD epidemic in America. i think on this subject there should be more thought before prescribing a kid a strong, daily dosage pill that will effect their brain.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone on this front and believe that an ADHD or ADD diagnoses should have to follow stricter guidelines in order for children and young adults to gain access to powerful drugs. It seems to me that 9 out of 10 people at Lexington High School have "ADHD" when in reality they aren't that different from someone who doesn't. As a brain is developing I believe it is unwise for a doctor to prescribe a drug powerful enough to change the way it develops and as previously stated should have stricter guidelines.
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