prescription abuse Wrote:
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> This is a scary story - not local, but related to
> local issues. FCPS now allows kids to bring their
> own prescription drugs to school. Maybe this is
> not such a good idea. Let's not make it easier for
> kids to get hooked on pills.
>
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/us/concerns-abou
> t-adhd-practices-and-amphetamine-addiction.html?pa
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I don't know if your basic premise is correct (FCPS allowing kids to bring prescription pills to school), but your illogical knee-jerk reaction isn't helping your case. It doesn't matter where kids take pills, the gross over prescription is the problem - not the school system.
> Looks like rthere is a local ADHD medication abuse
> treatment program. Actually, the web site says
> there are now FIVE Adderall rehab facilities in
> Fairfax alone.
>
http://www.addiction-treatment.com/find/adderall/f
> airfax-va/
Could you possibly find a more unreliable site? And nowhere does it say that these places specifically treat Adderall addiction.
> The problem must be more common than we hear
> about.
It probably is. Psychiatrists now are glorified pill pushers. But your complete lack of understanding of the entire issue shows incredible ignorance. You use a stupid premise to come to conclusion unsupported by fact (at least as presented by you).
You bring up a valid concern. But if you can't present a coherent argument, please stay out of it.