Ritalin - Childhood's End

** Do you know what this entire situation with Ritalin may well represent? **

To say that it is a concerted effort on behalf of the establishment – reminiscent of the Passover and Herod’s frantic search for the Christ-aborning – may seem like a stretch in most peoples’ minds. But for a moment, think about the repercussions if Moses had been found and killed? If Mary and Joseph had not fled to Egypt? What if the Christos, broken for the many, has been placed in the souls of these children today, and we are giving permission to the ptb to make certain that It never manifests? What if the Energy needed to fix the problems of the world is being drugged out of the children along with any potential for resolution?

The Ritalin problem in the US is far from simple in both understanding its magnitude and collateral damage; let alone positing "right" solutions. Short of taking the first-born males, this ubiquitous medicine for “quieting” boyhood behavior is the backup plan for “Childhood’s End.” Dire and farfetched?

Perhaps now, but this perspective is just seeing the end from the beginning. Insuring that mostly male children are rendered incapable of a creative thought other than rage, is okay because my doctor says it's okay. My minister says it's okay. My elemental grade school says it's okay. So, what's the problem if all of these respected authorities say there's no problem?!

"Prescriptions for Ritalin are up 600 percent this decade. If the current rate of
increase continues, some 8 million American schoolchildren will bo on the drug
next year. The United States uses five times more Ritalin than the rest of the world COMBINED.

"A study published in Science (September 1997) found no conclusive evidence of
the long term benefits of stimulants like Ritalin in treating ADHD. Only about 70%
of ADHD children tolerate Ritalin, while others become ill. Ritalin and cocaine share
virtually the same properties...” The drugging is the real epidemic, not ADHD. The
pharmaceutical industry's effect on prescribing of methylphenidate (Ritalin) has
been profound."

The above statement was made in a recently published Op-Ed piece by Dr. Lawrence H. Diller of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. In it, he discusses the current situation of so many children with behavioral problems being given medication and the drug industry's hand in creating this situation and promoting it. Below are some excerpts from the piece:

“For example, few know that Adderall, a purportedly "new" concoction of
amphetamine, has surpassed Ritalin as the most widely prescribed medication
for ADHD in annual prescriptions in America.1 All the stimulants used for ADHD,
including methamphetamine, have essentially the same effects and side effects,
differing mainly in their duration of action.

“Most people continue to think that stimulants, like Ritalin, work paradoxically
on hyperactive kids to calm them down. Many studies have proved otherwise:
stimulants like Ritalin work the same in children and adults-whether or not they
have ADHD-to improve their ability to focus on tasks that are difficult or boring.
American psychiatry's infatuation with the brain coincides with a drug industry
more than happy to contribute funds for research that only counts symptoms
and pills.

“If only family counseling or special education rewarded stockholders the same
way Ritalin or Prozac [fluoxetine hydrochloride] does. Practically every researcher
in ADHD now accepts drug company money, as do the self-help groups for at least
a part of their work and projects.

“The picture of a smiling boy holding a pencil surrounded by his happy parents and
sister tells you that they're pleased because the boy is now being treated for ADHD,
a biologic disorder best treated with a pill. Such presentations can only further
promote a brain-based view of behavior. They ignore and deny the importance of
the environment - family, school, neighborhood, and culture - in a child's healthy
emotional development.

The Easy Way Out

As a society, we have become quite complacent, and pass-off our precious Gift of Free Will to almost any authority. When’s the last time we made a concerted effort to come to grips with social and behavioral problems confronting our families? Have we asked why certain children are anxious, depressed, irritable or noisy troublemakers? The trend today in American culture is to try to drug the problems away, which is a disconnect from reality. What if the problem is simply that some of these kids have minds, and spirits, of their own?

Solutions

From Dr. Mercola and other doctors not on the take: “...fortunately, there is a relatively simple alternative to Ritalin and it involves the rigid grain and sugar restriction that is recommended in proper diet plans. It is very unusual where this does not produce profound improvements in children afflicted with ADHD.”