For children, the preteen years should be carefree and joyous. These are the years in which playing tag and duck-duck-goose is now too childish, the years where spending most of their time with friends at the movies or on the football field is quickly becoming the most important part of their routine. But, what about eleven year old Cameron Pettues who suffered and died from an allergic reaction to desipramine, fourteen year old Jonathan Bain who died of liver damage, eleven year old Stephanie Hall who passed away in her sleep (Wittmeier, 1999), or fourteen year old Matthew Smith who died from sudden heart failure (Smith, 2001), and most recently, in March 2008, fifteen year old, Anthony Cole, who was found by his father hanging lifelessly in his bedroom while his family waited for him to join the dinner table (Gysin, 2008)? These are the names and tragic endings of only a small portion of our lost young community. What do all of these young people have in common? Each one was......

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Title: Ritalin: Prescribed Devastation
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