American Kids are the Most Medicated in the World

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Roschmanmedic911 — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:02:47 GMT

Your comment about VA TECH mentions that a student with a severe untreated mental illness may have done this because of being overdosed on meds when meds and counseling are exactly what he needed. I agree there is overdoseing going on to a grand scale but dont even begin to include what happened at VA TECH in your example. A VA TECH dad whose son was standing outside the door of Norris Hall while his close friend was being killed.

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T_rex — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:39:19 GMT

Children are the future. The adults of today were the children of yesteryear. This is already an insane, narcotic-poisoned toxic society. What will it be tomorrow ?

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T_rex — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:19:56 GMT

Wow! I just found out what an epidural is ! a cocaine-like narcotic... well, that's just insane !

Making babies into narcotic addicts even before they're born...

The war on drugs is no more than a drug on competition: BigPharma wants everyone to be addicted to THEIR cartel drugs - not colombian cartel drugs.

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sophiemckay — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:45:56 GMT

please everyone read "selling sickness". it will be the most important book..health wise you read this decade.

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Wisdom Hunter — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:50:30 GMT

It's my opinion that the RX Culture of today is sending a message to society that we are not sustainable beings without the help of our government & corporations with all of their arms of services, i.e. the FDA, Big Pharma, Petroleum companies, Soy manufacturing companies... & many more. Not all services & companies are bad, but many are very unnecessary & some are downright deceptive & dangerous. It's almost like there is a collective undermining of what we humans are naturally capable of. Often times we must achieve healing through the aid of nature, which is always the best place to start when we need help. Believing & finding that nature has all the answers reinforces to me that it was "designed" that way. I personally believe God created all things & He doesn't make mistakes, but we've gotten away from believing that, & we've allowed our limited thinking to stand in place of His perfect limitlessness. We need to return to a strong belief in & fear of God if we want to experience life the way He intended it to be. It's my belief that God gave us all the tools we need here on earth to live robustly healthy & content lives, & it's our job to use the brilliant minds & talents he gifted us with to discover all the uses that nature has to offer us. Nothing is meaningless & everything & everyone has a purpose, & when we started deciding for ourselves that God is just a spiritual thing that has no bearing on all other aspects of life, or that God doesn't exist, we began immensely limiting our world-view & taking life into our own fallible hands. Instead we must broaden our minds to see that God has designed all things for us & all we truly need to do is trust Him & ask Him to guide us into a life of completeness. I've been a Christian for eight years & my journey has been difficult because there is a so much to learn & unlearn about the way the world truly works, but He has set me free & given me health, wisdom, joy & love. God Bless

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Stak — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:44:08 GMT

USA is morally and economically bankerupt, the reason: the lust for money (is the root of all evil) That people become so greedy that they even will harm children to get money is very sad. That so many have become like this is a catastrophee..

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pookey — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:21:20 GMT

People as a whole are so brain-washed, it's very depressing to me. I keep getting told that more and more people are 'finding out'. But I've been hearing that for over a decade. And teachers, social workers, well-meaning but ignorant professionals and every day people, have NO idea what drives our medical system, especially in North America.

I'm so tired of being viewed as a quack or a crack pot.

It's nice to come to this site and see others who are informed and savvy. How refreshing.

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TiaIsWorried — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:47:26 GMT

Of COURSE drugs are prescribed more to kids here, than in Europe.

In Europe the government program has to pay for it, thus fewer pills.

In America the insurance companies pay, so it raises the costs for those of us that don't buy into the pill conspiracy.

Simple economics. Government doesn't pay, pharmaceutical companies and doctors are rich, thus highly taxed, and highly subsidized, why would our government want things to change?

Be aware that the government stock buy-ins in banks is going to do the same thing. Think about it, the banks need to make money, the deadbeats aren't paying and the good payers are being forced to pay more through outrageous interest, fees and fines, now, the government will not only make the tax money if the bank turns a profit, they have a vested interest in the bank making more money. And the only way a bank makes money is to charge more and more to those that pay.

This formula (government promotion creates huge industry which controls our choices AND lines the government's coffers) is ruining the middle class from all angles. All angles.

And instead of standing up and demanding less government, what do we sheep do? Demand BIGGER, more greedy government. We have exactly the government we keep voting for.

We have to wake up, or I fear all is lost and all of a sudden "solyent green" doesn't seem so far fetched. For our own good, of course.

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mike4 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:37:16 GMT

My Grandaughter just came back from Dr. visit, 15 mo's. old. The Dr. wants to put her on infant soy milk--ugh--Do not know much in this field, any opinions appreciated.

thx

Mike

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dempoolguy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:25:11 GMT

I was raised with the idea that everything can be fixed with a pill - I remember thinking everytime something went wrong, whether it was my weight, a little toothache, headache, pms, unhappiness, that "someone should come up with a pill" so I could have my ice cream and not experience any ill effects.

Well, one day I heard about this thing called "side effects" and I thought it was a new concept!

People I talk to have no idea their drugs have side effects, or that there might be a "natural cure" for their malady, such as proper nutrition.

So I think we just need to get the word out.

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curious7 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:42:58 GMT

No surprises here with the monetary rewards offered to many School Systems, to give them the names of students to drug, and parents being unaware of the consequences, I am surprised only that the numbers are not higher. We have elected officials who are dumb, or they just follow the money, and do what ever these large Industries, (BIG PHARMA) want.

It is of course up to we the people to educate our elected officials as best we can as to the dangers of having what can only be called "junkies" sitting in class trying to learn. This is something of an impossible feat I know but we the informed must do our best to get the message out. Start writing your elected officials, and send these people a mountain of letters and make many, many phone calls to their offices.

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BrianElDC — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:17:19 GMT

Dr. Mercola's comments remind me of this cartoon I saw in college.

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Laura D. — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:07:28 GMT

Babies born using natural (no meds) have a less likely chance of suicide or dug abuse. Is that a surprise? If we drug Americans before the emerge from the womb - what can we expect for the rest of their lives? When that OB nurse pushes "just a little Demerol (a heroin analog), to take the edge off" - that's a narcotic. While it's relaxing you it's also relaxing the uterus, which is supposed to be working!! Surprise! Labor slows, speed it up with another drug - usually pitocin, which is much more painful a contraction - then epidural (a cocaine analog) - can you really effectively push when you are numb? Hence the over 31% US c-section rate. We wouldn't sell cocaine or heroin on the playground, but it is detectable in the scalp blood 3 minutes after the epidural is administered during labor. Diet, exercise, a healthy attitude, and education are key. Just say not to drugs!

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WellnessMom — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:34:22 GMT

In elementary school my son was always talking, not paying attention and not listening. His grades were bad because he wouldn"t do his homework. Do you see where I"m going with this? Several of his teachers hinted that he may be ADHD. I told them he just hated school because when something like drawing held his interest, he would sit for hours and draw. The teachers also told me that is they could grade him by his participation in class, he"d be getting all A"s. Contridicting I"d say.

Never in a million years would I let a doctor put my child on medication for cholesterol, ADD, etc. without a very good reason. Most of these problems are linked to what the child is eating, drinking and lack of exercise.

This was very interesting to me and has something to do with this topic. I am going to purchase a copy of it for myself.

It"s a book called Selling Sickness: How the Worlds Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies are Turning Us All Into Patients.

Here"s the link to it on Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Selling-Sickness-Pharmaceutical-Companies-Patients

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Penelopeo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:21:56 GMT

Would it be correct to say our children are over stimulated with television, video games, sugar diet, poor diet, electromagnetic polution etc.... on top of the fact they are unsupervised at home with parents to exhausted to disipline/guide them? What happens? Kids act out. Acting out wanting attention from their parents who are spred to thin to be able to give them the time they need/want. It seems to easy for a parent to run their child to a Dr. for meds, sedate them so they don't have to deal with them.