From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-08 22:01:17 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 06:01:17 +0800
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 06:01:17 +0800
To: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
Subject: Re: [RANT] Giving Mind Control Drugs to Children
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Sandy Sandfort writes:
> On Sun, 7 Jul 1996, Simon Spero wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 6 Jul 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
> > >
> > > ...she includes several "Ritalin"
> > > capsules with instructions on how to dose her son with this
> > > depressant/behavior modification drug.
> >
> > Er... Tim... Ritalin is an amphetamine.
>
> Yes, normally, but doesn't it have a paradoxical reaction for
> hyperactive children (i.e., it acts as a depressant for them)?
1) If you believe that Ritalin has a different effect on hyperactive
children, that would seem to indicate that the May hypothesis that
hyperactivity isn't a biological phenomenon is false.
2) Yes, it appears that Ritalin has s different effect on children
with ADD, in that it reduces their symptoms. "depressant", though,
isn't the right term.
3) Of course, this isn't a crypto mailing list any more, so why NOT
discuss every topic under the sun.
.pm
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