Posted by Tina
Heaven help you if you have one of those overly active boys or a little girl who peers out the window lost in her daydreaming. These students were introduced to games like dodge ball and relay races at recess to both calm and awaken restless or dreamy kids. Teachers walked the classroom offering stern or gentle urgings when attentions wandered. In California we now have another remedy:
“Williams – California doping our youths,” By Armstrong Williams – Washington Times
I was horrified to read recently that it is increasingly common in California to treat children diagnosed with Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with marijuana. California voters passed a law allowing doctors to recommend medical marijuana to their patients, including those under the age of 18. The law allows doctors to recommend marijuana “for any … illness for which marijuana provides relief.” Under that broad umbrella, doctors are pushing pot to treat all kinds of maladies, including ADHD. ** Truly, this is horrifying. ADHD is described as a neurological disorder that prevents children from focusing on a specific task. In essence, people with ADHD have difficulty with self-regulation and self-motivation, owing to problems with distractibility, organization and prioritization. ** Notably, these are the same functions that are most impaired by marijuana use. Get it? Pot actually exacerbates the problems with attention, memory and concentration that you want a treatment for ADHD to alleviate. That’s why Stephen Hinshaw, psychology department chairman at the University of California at Berkeley, called prescribing marijuana to treat ADHD “one of the worst ideas of all time.”