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 Parents Told to Give Child Ritalin - http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/aa081700a.htm Parents are told by the court to give their child Ritalin. |
 Resolution to Ban Ritalin - http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/blpattijohnson.htm Presentation by Patti Johnson, Colorado State Board of Education, encouraging the banning of Ritalin. |
 Inquiry After Tenfold Rise in 'Chemical Cosh' Cases - http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1228&id=1452902004 Report on an inquiry, ordered by the NHS watchdog, Quality Improvement Scotland, into prescription rates for Ritalin. Includes links to related articles in The Scotsman. |
 Ritalin - Miracle Drug or Cop-Out? - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/readings/publicinterest.html Republication of an article by Ken Livingston. |
 The Merrow Report: Attention Deficit Disorder - A Dubious Diagnosis? - http://www.pbs.org/merrow/repository/Television/Past/_attn/guide.html Program guide to the PBS documentary. Includes information about CHADD, an interview with a child psychologist, an article by a 14 year old with ADD, and a transcript of the program. |
 Better Children through Chemistry - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.1/deben.html Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD. |
 Consumers Review Ritalin - http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/prescription/indexritalin.html Consumers who use Ritalin report the benefits and side effects they experienced. |
 No More Ritalin - http://www.blockcenter.com/ Book by Dr. Mary Ann Block covering the use of Ritalin and a non-drug approach to treating children diagnosed with ADHD. |
 Ritalin and ADD/ADHD. - http://www.scn.org/~bk269/r-ball.html Information on the use of Ritalin on school children; side effects and evidence of over-medication; tips for parents on how to tell if their child needs Ritalin and how they can help their child handle the symptoms for which they have been prescribed the drug. |
 Ritalin and Junk Science - http://www.abelard.org/briefings/ritalin.htm Alternative viewpoints on Ritalin use for ADHD, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in children. Includes contact information. |
 The Fraud of Child Psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Ritalin - http://www.outlookcities.com/children/ Review of two books that take a cautious view of ADHD treatment. Includes reprinted articles on the myth of attention deficit disorders and psychatric medications. |
 Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription? - http://www.vernoncoleman.com/ritalin.htm An article by a campaigning journalist in the UK, analysing the marketing and use of Ritalin and related medications. |
 Comparison of Ritalin to EEG Biofeedback to Attend Nutraceutical - http://www.add-products.com/add_adhd/research/study3.htm TOVA study laying out the comparison between these two treatments. |
 Why Ritalin Rules - http://www.policyreview.org/apr99/eberstadt.html How has it come to pass that where every child from preschool onward can recite the "anti-drug" catechism by heart, millions of children are being legally drugged with a substance so similar to cocaine that, as one journalist accurately summarized the science, "it takes a chemist to tell the difference"? |
 JS Online: Lawmakers hear stories of Ritalin overuse - http://www.jsonline.com/alive/family/may00/ritalin17051600.asp Lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee hear complaints and comments about the use and abuse of Ritalin. |
 Ritalin Side Effects? - http://www.ncpamd.com/Stimulant_Side_Effects.htm Two M.D.s describe potential side effects of Ritalin. |
 ADHD and Medication - http://www.ncpamd.com/adhd_and_medication.htm Balanced information on the proper use of Ritalin in individuals who might have attention deficit disorder. |
 ADHD Study: Study Points to More Targeted Use of Ritalin: Drug Not Effective For All - http://www.healing-arts.org/children/ADHD/harvard-ritalin.htm While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain known as the putamen which helps to control movement and attention. |