LOS ANGELES CA October 20 2003-— In an apparent attempt to dampen the controversy over the widespread drugging of millions of children for the medically maligned psychiatric label, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) , the public were invited today to call a "hotline" to find out more about ADHD. However, most were probably unaware that the manufacturer of one of the top selling stimulants used to "treat" ADHD sponsored the hotline.
According to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health watchdog, the public is being deceived when undeclared vested interests sponsor such "ADHD" campaigns, warning that it is a case of "buyer beware." The drugs often proffered as a "solution" are more potent than cocaine and can be just as addictive. Underlying nearly every pro "ADHD medication" campaign lays a $1.3 billion a year child drugging industry that has come under international criticism.
On June 17th, 2003, the pharmaceutically funded group, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), announced the launch of a national "ADHD educational initiative" despite the fact that the group had been severely criticized by both the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for their ties to pharmaceutical interests. More than half of the drugs promoted on the CHADD website are manufactured by companies that fund CHADD. CHADD was one of the groups presented as "experts" for today's ADHD call-in.
Marla Filidei, Vice President of CCHR International says, "CHADD frequently justifies its pro drug cheerleading tactics by claiming that ADHD is a neurobiological disorder. However the statement is false. ADHD has never been scientifically proven to be a neurological or biological condition, as CHADD is well aware. Parents are not told that there is no medical test to diagnose the condition." According to Dr. Fred Baughman Jr., neurologist, child neurologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, the claim that ADHD is a "disease" or "neurobiological" is "a perversion of science and medicine, and is a lie."
CCHR warns that information given from groups with vested interests in promoting drug treatment will not be getting "the truth and nothing but the truth." "Certainly, they will not be told that there is compelling medical evidence that 'ADHD' symptoms can be caused by a myriad of conditions: allergies, toxins, lead poisoning, even a lack of phonics in education. Properly addressed, the symptoms disappear and ADHD becomes a myth," Filidei said. "After all, the livelihood of special interest groups is at stake and the myths they are promoting are keeping them in business at the expense of children's lives."
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights. For more information, call 800-869-2247.
For information about ADHD, visit http://youradhdinfosite.com.
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