Well this sure has been a long time in coming, hasn't it?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will collaborate with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to examine clinical data of about 500,000 children and adults who have taken ADHD drugs, which include Novartis AG's Ritalin and Shire Plc's Adderall.
I suppose it's irresponsible to go around claiming that taking speed three times a day for your
whole life might be harmful to your cardiovascular system, but what the hey, call me irresponsible. As someone who has had the opportunity to take prescription speed for ADD I can tell you that my heart did not like it, and I had to quit because I did not want to die of massive heart failure at a young age.
Really I must ask, if the US government is so worried about the health problems caused by meth, as evidenced by the
huge propaganda campaign, why isn't there more of an outcry about giving amphetamines to our kids? Seems like we've found ourselves in a pharmacratic double-standard once again...
