OT: A.D.D.
Ok, so I was watching the news yesterday (flipping through CNN, MSNBC, and Fox), and I see this advertisement. "Adult ADD and ADHD". "You may have it, ask your doctor to give you drugs".
So, I spent the next five minutes laughing... I have nothing but contempt for the pill-popping culture, using drugs as a quick fix for all their problems (and their childrens'!), real or imagined. I'm very skeptical of the entire idea of ADD/ADHD in children -- I mean, kids are supposed to be full of energy, running around, figuring out the world, etc. -- but the idea of this in adults literally sent me to the floor laughing. If the claims made by the ad are true, then something like ten percent of the adult population "suffers" from this "condition". If the amount is that much of the population, who is to say that whatever "symptoms" of this are completely natural, or symptoms of something else?
Ok, a short rant, but I felt like posting something. Any comments on this?
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