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bordy
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| Unfortunately, one more thing we have to worry about came up – our child has been diagnosed with ADHD and I hope that the medications will help him deal with that condition. We will also help as much as we can, even though I am not sure if we can do anything. Anyway, is there a link between ADHD medications and substance abuse? |
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ninnetta1196
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| Posted: 07/05/08 - 18:03 Post subject: |
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| You don’t have to worry; I am telling you that from the start. It has been proved and published that medications used for dealing with ADHD do not produce any kind of addiction, and are completely harmless. And I think this was announced just recently by American Journal of Psychiatry, couple of months ago. |
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stubby2211
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| Posted: 07/08/08 - 01:13 Post subject: normally the patient is not the one abusing it |
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| Those medicines are not gonna turn a kid into a drug addict. There are no physical addictions even with the amphetamines. But, people abuse those medications left and right bc you can get a buzz off of them. But as for the patient, it is perfectly fine for them. I have seen my nephew make so many improvements since he was medicated. He went from getting paddled several times a week, to maybe once a month. He also went from C's and D's to being on the A honor roll last nine weeks of the school year. So, if the child has been truly diagnosed I think it is a great idea to put them on something for it. |
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my2cents
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| Posted: 07/08/08 - 18:03 Post subject: |
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| ninnetta1196 wrote: | | You don’t have to worry; I am telling you that from the start. It has been proved and published that medications used for dealing with ADHD do not produce any kind of addiction, and are completely harmless. And I think this was announced just recently by American Journal of Psychiatry, couple of months ago. |
I disagree with the statement you made about the drugs being 'completely harmless.' Each drug comes with it's own set of side effects annd they can range from mild to severe - the most severe being sudden death. I do not wish to argue my point since it is not THAT important to me. You are free to think what you want to think and believe what you want to believe. All I'm saying is that virtualy NO medication on the market that requires a prescription is completely harmless. Some are, in fact, very dangerous and almost too risky to be used. These types of meds are used as a last resort type of situation - when all other available treatments have been tried yet no other treatment will work. In this case, it makes sense to use those types of drugs, especially in a life or death situation.
With regards to specifically ADD/ADHD drugs, there are plenty of potential side effects - some of which are quite serious, depending on the particular drug. Pick an ADD/ADHD medication, any one of them. Then look that drug up in the latest PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) and see for yourself. I am betting that you will not be able to find a single medication for ADD/ADHD treatment which does not have a lengthy list of side effects. That in itself should be enough to demonstrate to you that they are not completely harmless. Sure, some are 'safer' than others. But nevertheless, they all have their inherent risks.
Just my opinion.
Have a nice day! |
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