Posted by PoohBear on December 19, 2003, at 10:37:21
In reply to I agree with simcha, posted by linkadge on December 19, 2003, at 9:11:15
It's really a shame that the British government has seen the need to make this decision. However. this is a very confusing issue and there seems to be plenty of 'evidence' from all sides; too much perhaps.
Our western society IS too anxious to prescribe drugs (witness the overuse of antibiotics...), but I for one have inherited depression. My mother and all of her sisters died fairly early from the effects of depression and alcoholism. My salvation (no pun intended) has been my strong faith, but I recently turned to drugs to treat my depression. Why?
Because at 47 I want to live a 'normal' life without the darkness that was crowding out my ability to interact with others in a loving, caring way. As my Pdoc and I have tried different medications we have found that my system has a very low tolerance for drugs of ANY kind.
Could it be that many of the children are being over-medicated?
It's a sad day when ANY government feels the need to step into an issue like this, but obviously, it's a direct response to abuse. Too bad that its the children (and parents by association) of Britain that will suffer as a result.
TR
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