http://www.bloggernews.net/17478 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:10:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/17478#comment-38242 Julie Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:21:43 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17478#comment-38242 I think it is sad that so many children are put on these drugs today. It is not known what long-term affects the drugs will have on children, while some children have died after being put on the medications, while others suffer from cardiac and other problems. One thing that concerns me about these drugs is that the child doesn't have much of an appetite and can lose weight or not gain appropriately. If a child is on these drugs for years, couldn't it be possible for them to be malnourished? If a growing brain doesn't get what it needs, can't that impair attention? If so, would the drugs be given more frequently or in increasingly larger doses? What about growing bones that don't get the right nutrition? I wonder if people seriously look at all aspects of these drugs and how they can affect growing children. I think it is sad that so many children are put on these drugs today. It is not known what long-term affects the drugs will have on children, while some children have died after being put on the medications, while others suffer from cardiac and other problems. One thing that concerns me about these drugs is that the child doesn’t have much of an appetite and can lose weight or not gain appropriately. If a child is on these drugs for years, couldn’t it be possible for them to be malnourished? If a growing brain doesn’t get what it needs, can’t that impair attention? If so, would the drugs be given more frequently or in increasingly larger doses? What about growing bones that don’t get the right nutrition? I wonder if people seriously look at all aspects of these drugs and how they can affect growing children.

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