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Old 04-30-2018, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BillieJean1 View Post
I don't think it's a "big pharma conspiracy" that a lot of kids have been over-diagnosed with ADHD and are being given stimulants. .
I'm not suggesting that you personally think it's a conspiracy at all. I'm only suggesting that many documentaries like this one are biased. I work in the education field and see the issues you describe on a daily basis. I also know there are therapists and doctors who agree wholeheartedly that there are some who overprescribe. And it's not just kids and ADHD drugs - its every category of drug.

My fear is that these types of scare-tactic documentaries can make people fearful of seeing a doctor when they really need to. And I'm not singling this one out in that respect either.
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