JP> JK> The masses today get on the net and download twenty pages or so of
 JP> JK> information concerning the abuse of Ritalin among high school
 JP> JK> students.
 JP> I suggest you check your facts. The "masses" still do not own a
 JP> personal computer and are not on the internet.
Some of them join national organizations such as Grandparents and Parents 
Against Ritalin, Inc. or GOAR.  Their website gives (800) 995-2010 for 
information and can be found at:
    http://www.chesapeake.net/vparker/
And, they state in their webpage:
...approximately two million children in the US are on Ritalin
...the side effects of Ritalin include: depression, nervousness, insomnia & 
headaches
...there is a natural alternative to managing ADD-ADHD
They are into sugar-free cookbooks, updates on nutrition, and natural 
alternatives to ADD-ADHD.
You might try calling them to find out why they are dead set against the use 
of this drug.
But then, that would be exposing yourself to another point of view.
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