quite true

[tonksy]

i am inclined to believe that this is the status quo:

 

[Camelyn]

i am inclined to believe that this is the status quo:

Sadly, so am I.
I feel a rant coming on so I'll just stop typing here, because it's late, and I'll get all incoheranty...

 

[Leslie]

I've done my rants...Ritalin sux.

 

[Gonz]

It's a kid, not a pet.

 

[Oz]

Can someone please remind the great unwashed (ie me) what Ritalin is.......I know I've heard of it before but the penny refuses to drop

 

[Gonz]

It's a boychild killer.

(ADD medicine)

 

[Oz]

It's a boychild killer.

(ADD medicine)

ADD = Attention Defecit Disorder? (or summit like that)

Valium for kids eh?......... strange world we live in

 

[A.B.Normal]

Can someone please remind the great unwashed (ie me) what Ritalin is.......I know I've heard of it before but the penny refuses to drop

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/ritalin.html

It's a boychild killer.

(ADD medicine)

 

[Gonz]

put the alien away. It's prescribed to boys almost a zillion to one over girls

 

[A.B.Normal]

put the alien away.

{puts alien in pants pocket}

(well thats an odd sensation)

 

[freako104]

its for ADHD but I think Tonksy is correct in this as it seems to be the answer parents are looking for.

 

[Cheese]

It just doesn't seem right that they're advertising something like that on a billboard.

 

[chcr]

It's a kid, not a pet.

I wouldn't give it to a pet.

Hell, why don't we nueter them, I hear that calms them down.

[crochety old man voice]In my day we didn't have ADD, we just had kids that wouldn't pay attention. Well, at least until you spanked them a few times and made them pay attention.[/crochety old man voice]

Umm, Cheese? It's a joke (kinda). It's a photoshopped billboard.

 

[PT]

Well, I certainly think there are a number of parents and teachers out there that view Ritalin as a lifesaver from little Jimmy running around like a Banshee, but...

There are some valid uses for it as well.

 

[Gonz]

There are some valid uses for it as well.

Yes there are. It is highly suspect when 2/3 of the boys in Ms Johansons class are called probable ADD by her (a highly skilled & trained physician doncha know)

 

[PT]

That is the problem, well that and the fact that you can go to just about any Dr., tell them your kids teacher thinks he has ADD and needs Ritalin, and walk away with a scrip, no tests, no Psychologist, let alone Psychiatrist.

 

[Rose]

Isn't Ritalin basically speed in that it calms children down but if taken by adults speeds them up?

 

[PT]

Yep, that's about it. The chemical composition works oddly that way.