Kids in crisis
Dr. Holly Carling | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 9 months AGO
Today's children are in a crisis! There are more industries targeting children now, than anytime in our history. Through the media they are targeted by the toy and game industries, the fast food industry and even the alcohol and cigarette industries. These companies know that if they can hook the children, they have them for life. And they're right. But the industry that is targeting children that sickens me the most is the pharmaceutical companies. In two particular areas: antidepressants and attitude control.
There are two particular areas they are targeting: Via psychiatrists (depression, suicide, ADHD, anxiety) and via medical doctors (diabetes, obesity). The pharmaceutical industry wants 52 million children on psychotropic drugs within the next few years. They are heavily campaigning to that end. With drug companies targeting kids now, these kids are in trouble! But not in the way you would expect.
In order to fuel antidepressant and other psychotropic drug sales, children are being diagnosed with "chemical imbalances" despite the fact that no test exists to support such a claim and there is no real conception of what a correct chemical balance looks like. These conditions are simply theories. It turns out that ADHD and many other such disorders were simply voted into existence by American Psychiatric Association members into their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Within a year of that, 500,000 children in America alone were diagnosed with it. Today 17 million school children worldwide have now been diagnosed with so-called mental disorders and prescribed cocaine-like stimulants and powerful antidepressants as treatment.
What more wrong can happen? Most states are now adopting a mandatory psychological screening that applies to any child entering a public school system. The questions on that screening are upsetting. Here are some of the questions being used to decide whether or not a child should be on psychotropic drugs: "During the past month, how much of a problem have you had with feeling unhappy or sad?" "In the past month, how much of a problem have you had with losing your temper, being in a bad mood or little things making you mad or upset?" "Has there been a time when you had less energy than you usually do?" "Has there been a time when nothing was fun for you and you just weren't interested in anything?" "Has there been a time when you felt you couldn't do anything well or that you weren't as good-looking or as smart as other people?" These questions, if answered "yes" means your child could be put on psychotropic drugs.
These issues and other issues facing our children today will be discussed in an upcoming class, "WHY Our Kids are in Crisis," at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10. Fee: $10. RSVP: (208) 765-1994.
Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with more than 30 years of experience. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d'Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling's website at www.vitalhealthandfitness.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at (208) 765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.
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