Does Ritalin really help? A startling new study of thousands of Canadian children ...found that overall, these drugs have no long-term benefits whatsoever.

2013-06-18T14:40:02+00:00

In a society where we force kids to watch a teacher talk about shit they're not interested in for 6 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for 14 years at the minimum, the child is somehow the problem. I guess drugging kids up is easier than admitting there is a huge problem.

giegerwasright · 2013-06-18T12:06:31+00:00

Protip: If you put a developing physiology and psychology on a caustic drug regimen, that physiology and psychology's development will be altered. For the worse.

But it's easier to put a kid on drugs and externalize all of your responsibilities then to be a good parent.

2013-06-18T13:30:33+00:00

I was on ritalin for 2 years from the time i was in grade 3. I hated it. It tasted weird and made me feel bad as if there was something wrong with me when I knew there wasn't. But oh the teachers said I don't pay attention in class or i have bad short term memory, therefore I have a severe case of ADHD. I never felt any different from taking them and finally refused to keep doing it.

focusinertia · 2013-06-18T18:32:49+00:00

Bullshit article.

"A startling new study of thousands of Canadian children should make us think hard. It found that overall, these drugs have no long-term benefits whatsoever."

It's known since forever that these drugs only help while you're taking them, which is why people are taking them for years. So yes, journalists like this should "think hard" before they write about something they know nothing about. Dumbasses.

Revoran · 2013-06-18T11:52:31+00:00

A worthwhile read to be sure, but I fail to see how it's related to /r/mensrights. There's no gender discrimination or men's rights issues happening here. Rather it's more of a human rights general health issue for children.

Might be better to post on /r/drugs, /r/drugnerds or /r/ADHD.

AmProffessy_WillHelp · 2013-06-18T22:46:22+00:00

[permanently deleted]

Quarkster · 2013-06-18T23:30:11+00:00

If Ritalin is beneficial, he told me, then long-term school performance – as measured by indicators such as graduation rates and math scores – should improve.

This stuff has been decreasing in general. Pretty hard to control an experiment.

In fact, it found that boys who had taken Ritalin were more likely to drop out of school, and girls were more likely to be unhappy and depressed.

Gee, it's almost as though kids who have trouble in school are more likely to be given Ritalin. Correlation =/= causation

I don't doubt that overdiagnosis is a big problem, but this article is hardly convincing. There's also the issue that kids who shouldn't be on Ritalin are bringing down results for kids who should be on Ritalin.

AmProffessy_WillHelp · 2013-06-18T15:16:41+00:00

Still unsure of why this is in r/mensrights, but more to the point this article does not break any new ground. It is theorized that ADHD is due in part to a structural deficit in the frontistriatal plain, the part of the brain that mediates communication between the frontal cortex-a major player when it comes to motor control and organization- and an area of the brain that is responsible for impulse control and goal-oriented behavior. Stimulant medication addresses the symptoms without touching the root of the problem (brain structure?) which is still fuzzy. This is why the acute benefits of such medication lasts only as long as the treatment.

Source: Am special ed. teacher, ADHD is my specialty. I am willing to elaborate on a more modern treatment plan with actual long term benefits if there is any interest here.

Edit: despite the down votes this is still an issue of health rather than rights. How am I wrong?

Title	Does Ritalin really help? A startling new study of thousands of Canadian children ...found that overall, these drugs have no long-term benefits whatsoever.
Author	truthjusticeca
Upvotes	16
Comments	19
Date	June 18, 2013 11:25 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1gku0y/does_ritalin_really_help_a_startling_new_study_of/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/does-ritalin-really-help-a-startling-new-study-of.1170882 https://theredarchive.com/post/1170882

Comments