Physicians Concerned About Ritalin Being Forced on School Children
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"Dare to Say No to Drugs." How many times have you seen the familiar black tee shirt with the red logo on our elementary school kids? I've always smiled as I thought, "I'm so glad to see that we're about educating our kids about drugs at this crucial age." Now I shake my head in disbelief and wonder at the irony as I read the recent chilling report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that the use of Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs has increased two to threefold in the years 1991-1995 among 2-to-4-yearolds. The package insert for Ritalin, however, states: "Ritalin should not be used in children under 6 years, since safety and efficacy in this age group have not been established."
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