The Drugging of Our Children (Trailer)

Gary Null examines the increasingly common practice of prescribing psychotropic drugs for children - including preschoolers as young as age 2 to 4 - who have been diagnosed with ADD, or ADHD.In the absence of any objective medical tests to determine who has ADD or ADHD, doctors rely in part on standardized assessments and the impressions of teachers and guardians while the they administer leave little room for other causes or aggravating factors, such as diet, or environment. Hence, diagnosing a child or adolescent with ADD or ADHD is often the outcome, although no organic basis for either disease has yet to be clinically proven. Psychiatrists may then prescribe psychotropic drugs for the children without first without making it clear to parents that these medications can have severe side-effects including insomnia, loss of appetite, headaches, psychotic symptoms and even potentially fatal adverse reactions, such as cardiac arrhythmia.And yet, despite these dangers, many school systems actually work with government agencies to force parents to drug their children, threatening those who refuse with the prospect of having their children taken from the home unless they cooperate.To some, this looks like institutionalized child abuse in the name of mental health, where naturally active and inquisitive children are drugged into submission while the pharmaceutical industry prospers. New York Times bestselling author, Gary Null, Ph.D., an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and syndicated radio host, investigates this potentially tragic.

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• Children
• Drugging
• ADD
• ADHD
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[pushit316]

Ritalin: So much easier than parenting.

[ProtectiveMomInNJ]

Where can i see this whole movie?? ive been saying this for YEARS...ever since I studied psychology I realized all the pitfalls of the drugs, even with friends I watched go into a downward spiral from the drugs the docs put them on, one is now an amphetamine addict from being on ritalin for so long!!! Just goes to show you how stupid humanity is, if doctors said go jump off a bridge half of all people would actually do it , people need to wake up!!!

[hangtime911]

I would have totally been pegged for the ADD drugs when I was in school, luckily I was in school in the late 80's and early 90's so I escaped the Big Pharma grasp, and graduated from college without a hitch. I did discover that marijuana helped immensely with my symptoms, but they will never legalize it because it would crush their bottom line.

[Anglynn74]

My son is 5 & just started kindergarten, his school held an "intervention" because he cries in class, doesn't run like other kids, doesn't play w/ other kids on the playground a lot & other nitpicking things, I know they're on this track of eventually wanting to medicate him, I'll pull him out of school & homeschool him before that EVER happens, sadly I have to make a decision before it goes too far.

[CristwelrineI]

I <3 Ritalin, u old parents are just jealous bcuz u didn't had the chance to use it and be mentally advanced as we do!

[editedbyfailure]

then don't pay out the fucking ass for the drugs then?

[FlitkoSLO]

I don't understand how a country like the USA can be so fucked up. We have problematic kids in our schools, too, but we feel no need to drug them. And I honestly don't believe American kids are any different from our kids.

[pwg1126]

My 22 yr old son died from his addiction to Ritalin or Methylphenadate. Sean had been taking Ritalin for 10 yrs. We parents give our children Ritalin because a teacher and a psychiatrist has told you it will help. These doctors never warned us of the addictive nature. The bottom line is these MD doctors, Psychiatrist don't care about your kids. Their goal is to try to get you out of the office in 20 minute to max their income. He asked me why God gave him this curse. I honor him.

[lizardfirefighter110]

Our Constitution and our economy are in crisis because our Republic has been hijacked by Banksters with their corrupt alliances! Thus our nation is now adrift towards and abyss! So goes The Constitution, so goes our nation. America is dying! For example, Billions in subsidies are paid to the Ethanol form corn industry (it can't sustain itself otherwise) while Gibson Guitar is harassed by federal agents! Nothing less than a 1776 revolution is in the winds! Prepare to make a stand!

[animlnitr8]

@Dumpstermuffin1 YES! junk food is killing us in more ways than one! and it's not just fast food...it's all the processed foods with artificial colors/flavors and unnatural chemicals in them that are marketed towards kids! PARENTS...STOP FEEDING YOUR KIDS GARBAGE AND START FEEDING THEM REAL FOOD! you will see a difference in their behavior/mood and will most likely also save them from diabetes too!

[electroboyla]

Here's a drug that all children (not to mention adults) should NOT take:

ABILIFY KILLS on YouTube!