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Thread ID: 4381 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2003-01-08
2003-01-08 11:49 | User Profile
It has also been known since 1986 that methylphenidate, the generic term for Ritalin, causes shrinkage of the brain. A study that appeared in Psychiatry Research (Vol. 17, 1986) states: "The data in this study are suggestive of mild cerebral atrophy in young male adults who had a diagnosis of HK/MBD during childhood and had received stimulant drug treatment for a period of time."
Another study published in Archives of General Psychiatry (July 1996) found that "Subjects with ADHD had a 4.7 percent smaller total cerebral volume." Fifty-three of the 57 subjects with ADHD had been previously treated with psycho-stimulants. Apparently, these drugs constrict the flow of blood.
Despite these alarming findings, nearly 6 million children take Ritalin or one of a number of other stimulants in order to attend school. According to the Boston Globe (May 14, 2002): "New Englanders buy more of the stimulant Ritalin and its generic equivalents per capita than residents of any other part of the country."
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2003-01-09 12:40 | User Profile
PENN,
Yes it is bad stuff.
See this thread too.
Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld on Ritalin [url=http://forum.originaldissent.com/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=5332]http://forum.originaldissent.com/index.php...=ST&f=11&t=5332[/url]