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Cannabis for British ADHD children?

source: http://cannazine.co.uk/cannabis-news/united-kingdom/cannabis-for-british-adhd-children.html

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According to at least one psychiatrist in the United States, "The first-line treatment for any condition, efficacy being equal, would be the drug or procedure least likely to cause harm."

"Given the benign side-effect profile of cannabis, it should be the first-line of treatment in a wide range of childhood mental disorders like ADD/ADHD" ..By Dr Tod Mikuriya MD

According to a news report published by the BBC, parents need 'educating' when it comes to dealing with their unruly off-spring who are suffering from a condition known as ADD/ADHD. This according to new government guidelines.

The report goes on to say teachers may also benefit from some form of formal training.

Its estimated there are around 365,000 thousand British children who suffer with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and experts say every single British classroom may well have at least one pupil suffering with an as yet unrecognised condition.

The majority of British children sufferring with ADD or ADHD receive no treatment at all. But around 10% of sufferer's or 37,000 children (aged 5 years and upwards) do receive treatment and in the majority of instances this prescribed treatment is Ritalin, AKA Methylphenidate.

Ritalin is a highly addictive and sometimes dangerous amphetamine-like substance which tops the "most abused prescription drugs" list in the United States, alongside pain-killer OxyContin.

Methylphenidate (MPH) is a prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. It is also one of the primary drugs used to treat the daytime drowsiness symptoms of narcolepsy and chronic fatigue syndrome. The drug is seeing early use to treat cancer-related fatigue.

As always there is a flip-side to these prescription drugs, and in the case of Ritalin, substance abusers have found various ways to ingest the drug recreationally, which gives an effect similar to cocaine or amphetamine so the use of ritalin is to be closely monitored....read more!
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3 comments // Cannabis for British ADHD children?

  • Bwittany
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      Bwittany  

    • I think it'd be a great idea for teenagers.

      My best girl had ADHD and she was much much better in school/social situations/home life when she was HIGH.

      Great idea!

    • 3 years ago
  • browneyedlibrarian
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      browneyedlibrarian  

    • America is so backwards in many, many respects, rather, lets just call it as it is: GREEDY!! This nation is run by corporations and they are not interested in the real needs of the consumers.

    • 3 years ago
  • think_free
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      think_free  

    • My boyfriend is in his thirties and has ADHD. Years ago before I met him, he used meth to make himself feel normal.

      Unless he's focused on something and keeping busy, he can be a lot to handle. I smoke pot to control my anxiety and leg pains and I am able to get him to do it so he can actually relax.

      I also have a friend who uses marijuana to combat her epilepsy as most medications have bad side effects and don't work nearly as well.

      I am all for natural substances as they have been proven time and again better for you than some manufactured pill.

    • 3 years ago
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