‘The Drugging of Our Children’ is an informative documentary that highlights the dangers child or adolescent with ADD or ADHD can face in the absence of proper diagnosis and objective medical tests, leaving their treatment on guesses and chances.
There is yet no organic basis found that causes these symptoms. Psychiatrists may then prescribe psychotropic drugs for the children without first without making it clear to parents that these medications can have severe side-effects including insomnia, loss of appetite, headaches, psychotic symptoms and even potentially fatal adverse reactions, such as cardiac arrhythmia, without taking into consideration other causes or aggravating factors, such as diet, or environment.
A greater awareness in thus required to avoid unnecessary harassment by establishments.
