It is reported that up to 2.5 million American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Considering that this includes children for whom it is “difficult to control their behavior and/or pay attention,” it is surprising that the number is not much higher.
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), […]

According to an analysis of national surveys released this week, the number of teenagers abusing prescription drugs has risen to 2.1 million. This includes the abuse of OxyContin, Vicodin, Adderall, and Xanax.
One reason kids experiment with so many different kinds of drugs is because they don’t believe a damn thing society tells them about […]

In Nebraska, this woman is committing felony child abuse.

GI mother exposes child to marijuana
(2/09/2007) KHAS-TV
A Grand Island couple is in jail Friday night after the mother of a newborn allegedly smoked marijuana and then breast fed her child. The Grand Island police department says Health and Human Services tipped them off about the couple.
When officers […]

Taboo is one hell of a seductress. You make anything naughty and you make it a drug. In addition to whatever benefit we would have received from the taboo behavior, now we get - at minimum - an adrenaline rush as well. That’s what Steve-O was getting at when he told […]