In many parts of the world, there are few families and teachers whose lives have not been interrupted by the prescription of mind-altering drugs to children.
In the U.S. alone, these drugs are prescribed to at least 6 million children for supposedly educational reasons; 2 million children take antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs.
In Australia, the stimulant prescription rate for children increased 34-fold in the past two decades.
In Britain, the rate increased 9,200% between 1992 and 2000.
Between 1993 and 2001, methylphenidate (generic form of Ritalin) sales in Mexico increased 800%.
German methylphenidate sales increased 400% between 1995 and 1999.
Significant increases are also reported in France, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.
Commonly, a psychiatrist or psychologist tells parents that their child suffers from a Learning Disorder (LD) – also labeled Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), or most often today, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). “Brain disease” or a “chemical imbalance” of the brain may also be mentioned, but parents are always told that this is a well-recognized “medical problem” demanding continuous, prescribed medication. Don’t believe it. Unlike medicine, there is no scientific basis for any of these “psychiatric disorders.”