Anyone Know Good Arguments Against Medication Be Given to Children With ADD?
Question by Cassandra: anyone know good arguments against medication be given to children with ADD?
I’m writing a persuasive paper right now on why medication is not necessary for children who have attention deficit disorder..and how it can give children emotion and physical problems in there present and future life. If you have any info I could use I would very much appreciate it!
thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by likn my life
Conversely, I would like to hear the argument FOR feeding children amphetamine pills on a regular basis. Aside, of course, from the fact that it generates HUGE profits for big pharma. If one fed their dog cocaine it would be abusive. I don’t see how this is much different, aside from packaging and delivery, than what entire generations of children are getting. Perhaps a better solution to ADD would be to examine the cause rather than treating the symptoms.
Some potential sources:
absent parents, diet (too much junk, lack of essential vitamins), not enough physical activity, over-stimulation in society, fetal poisonings, environmental contaminants, the list is much too scary to examine so the easy solution is a pill.
Answer by Sals678
Medication doesn’t work for everyone, occasionally it causes various side effects, but there is no evidence that it causes future drug use and dependence.
FYI, ADHD/ADD, is not a curable condition, and it needs to be treated. It is not like giving a dog cocaine. Refusing to at least try medication in a severe case can be compared to telling a diabetic, “you know what? I don’t think you should take your insulin, I think we should stay natural”.
Except that can have fatal consequences for the diabetic, so obviously the natural way isn’t doing too well there.
Similarly, untreated ADHD/ADD can cause a wide variety of emotional and social difficulties, such as depression, low self esteem, frustration, difficulty interacting with others, anxiety, inferiority complexes and more.
Medication should never be the sole treatment. Many ADHD/ADD people benefit from learning social skills, study techniques, and other tools to help them succeed.
Returning to my earlier point, withholding treatment can have very severe consequences.
Good luck with your paper, and have a wonderful day!
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