A SIGN OF THE TIMES

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I have a bit of a different story. Kids are being given drugs for behavior.

They are given Ritalin, and I know of one 11 yr old that was on 40 mg Paxil

a day. It must have been 2 times a day to be 40 mg. There are oodles of

foster kids on this stuff, and they are called Special needs kids, and everyone

gets more money for the special needs variety. I doubt that anyone cares

much about the child, but the money has a certain attraction. This is going on

all over. This particular incident was in Oregon. Kids have a hard way to

go now. When I think of the things I did as a kid, I would probably be on

Paxil or Ritalin today . Since you do have a little boy it does not hurt to

know what is going on out there. sharon

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Speakin of the devil...

 

 

bt

[Guest guest]

YUP, I have to agree Sharon.

bt

 

Fox National News exposes the link between psychiatric drugs and

school shootings:

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Filmmaker Michael Moore calls for a federal investigation into school

shooters and psychiatric drugs:

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> all over. This particular incident was in Oregon. Kids have a

hard way to

> go now. When I think of the things I did as a kid, I would

probably be on

> Paxil or Ritalin today . Since you do have a little boy it does

not hurt to

> know what is going on out there. sharon

[Guest guest]

, kerley983 wrote:

>

> I have a bit of a different story. Kids are being given drugs

for behavior.

> They are given Ritalin, and I know of one 11 yr old that was on

40 mg Paxil

> a day. It must have been 2 times a day to be 40 mg. There are

oodles of

> foster kids on this stuff, and they are called Special needs

kids, and everyone

> gets more money for the special needs variety. -----------

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Kids don't get on this stuff without there being a problem. A kid

that ends up in foster care is going to have something hard going on

in their past. Our medical system being what it is, medication is

cheaper than things like counseling. We get what we pay for.

Medication is just that, medicine. Sometimes it keeps the child

functioning while their life is stabilized and they can start facing

the deep emotional trauma they may be dealing with.

 

I recommend anyone concerned about this issue, consider taking in a

foster kid, or getting involved in programs to help these kids. (I

do) The money you get doesn't begin to cover what is needed by a

troubled kid. You'll get money for meds, but if you give the kid

real help and counseling, it's going to be out of your pocket. It

takes a lot to take care of one of these kids, and I guarantee you,

the money you get does not make it any more attractive. Bringing a

troubled kid back to stability and off of psychiatric medications is

a real job. It's not just the meds, it's the damage done to the

child before they got to the meds stage. Foster kids come from

backgrounds of neglect and abuse. It's not easy to heal one of these

children. These days, putting a kid in the foster care system is a

last resort. Frankly I think that in many cases they wait too long.

There are some people that should not have kids. And I don't think

sending them to " parenting classes " after the kid ends up in the

emergency room is much of a solution. It's just postponing the

inevitable and leaving the kid exposed to a bad situation longer.

When they do end up in foster care, a lot of damage has been done.

 

Frankly, I think there are way easier ways to make money.