Nevermind, found it

[BSGjunkie]

Another member asked me to edit the post, but instead of editing I'll just delete it. I think I found the info I'm looking for thanks. Sorry it won't be here for future searchers, but I like to respect other members as well.

Junkie

[justwhatever]

That is very sad. It always breaks my heart to see mothers that turn their kids into prescription junkies before they are even in jr high. Unfortunately I've seen other dead beat mothers that over-medicate their children like this. I don't know if there is a lot you can do, unless you can prove that she is unfit to raise her kids, and still, that would be very difficult on the children. If I were you I would research as much as I could about the drug and the kids, and I would talk to a doctor. Maybe you have your own md or know someone who does...I would ask for a professional opinion on whether or not it is safe for young kids to use stimulants like adderall. I mean, it is a narcotic, and if it's not necessary, they definitely should not be on it. Maybe you can be there for the kids as much as possible, that might be all you can do for now. Good luck, keep researching

amanda

[Miles]

Junkie:

You inquire, “Is it safe for a 7 year old child to be taking 30+mgs of adderall?” Unequivocally no!

Methylphenidate (Adderall) is very similar to both amphetamines and cocaine, a drug used to treat (ADD) attention deficit-disorder, and (ADHD) attention deficit hyper-activity disorder, in mostly children. Children are being diagnosed with a list of behaviors that in 1987 was literally voted into existence by the American Psychiatric Association and inserted in the DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Within one year 500,000 children in the U.S. were diagnosed with the disorder.

There are absolutely no positive long-term effects of these medications on learning, academic standards, performances, and social behavior. Between the years of 1990-2000 over 569 children were hospitalized, 38 of them were life threatening hospitalizations, and 186 died from Ritalin.

These drugs make children more manageable, not necessarily better. ADHD is a phenomenon, not a brain disease. Because the diagnosis of ADHD is fraudulent, it doesn't matter whether a drug works. Children are being forced to take a drug that is stronger than cocaine for a disease that is yet to be proven.

The use of Adderall has lifelong social consequences as well. In 1998, the U.S. military discharged more than 3,100 recruits with psychiatric histories, either in boot camp or within the first six months of enlistment. Documented cases of discharges ranged from recruits with lengthy psychiatric treatment, to those who had been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The drugs prescribed for ADHD are amphetamine-like. Other drugs prescribed children include tranquilizers and, even, barbiturates. Few parents are warned that this fabricated diagnosis, and the customary subsequent prescription of dangerous, potentially addictive drugs, would disqualify their children from joining the armed forces to protect their country.

Miles

[zippysgoddess]

Adderall is very commonly used in children with ADD or ADHD.

http://www.whatmeds.com/meds/adderall.html

And I am not sure where Amanda came up with her information, but it is not a narcotic, it is an Amphetamine, a narcotic is a potent pain killer like Oxycodone, Hydromorphone or Morphine and the like.

Just because it is a regulated drug that requires a prescription, that does not mean it is a narcotic.

Here is the ingredients for each dose, going in order to your right:

EACH TABLET CONTAINS 5mg
10mg
20mg
30mg

Dextroamphetamine Saccharate 1.25 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg
Amphetamine Aspartate 1.25 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg
Dextroamphetamine Sulfate USP 1.25 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg
Amphetamine Sulfate USP 1.25 mg 2.5 mg 5 mg 7.5 mg
Total amphetamine base equivalence 3.13 mg 6.3 mg 12.6 mg 18.8 mg


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My information is not guaranteed correct. I do not get them right all the time, but I do enjoy the hunt~

[justwhatever]

zippysgoddess---

i stand corrected. the real point of my post is that she is dealing with a delicate situation, and I hope she finds a solution--

thanks

amanda