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Epidemic – Legal Child Abuse Deborah Venable 12/30/12 The problem is legal
overmedication of children specifically, but if we are to be honest, that extends
to overmedication of the general public as well. I get physically ill just thinking about it, but it is one of
those problems that will take decades to fix – even if the solutions were put
into action now. I’ve written on this
subject extensively in my book and in articles all over the internet and on
this site, but it gets very little serious attention. The problem has existed for several
decades now, but every single year it just gets worse! Make no mistake - this is a
huge problem. It has added greatly to
what is referred to as “the healthcare crisis in America.” We do not have a healthcare crisis in
America, but I know that, too, will fall on deaf ears. The medical profession and the
pharmaceutical industries have made great strides in the last hundred years,
and I have been thankful myself for modern medicine on more than one
occasion, but that does not excuse the total abuse of modern technology that
is taking place today in healthcare and the pharmaceutical industries. As I have said before, once
upon a time, medicine was considered an art – now it is designated as pure
science – and all too often the science is flawed. Medical and pharmaceutical professionals are being trained to
practice their science in complete ignorance of the spiritual side of human
existence – the art, if you will. In
every other field of human endeavor, we are supposed to remain “in touch with
our feelings” but those human feelings are ruled out when it comes to the science
of medicine. Oh, we may get a lot of
lip service to the contrary, but it is nothing more than that – lip service. There are even folks out
there who claim to care and follow the subject closely, but end up taking the
stance of “overmedication is being oversold” – what? Well, it was typical of New
York Times thought I guess. (A little more recent background on the
author of that article link, Judith Warner – she also thought that Hilary
Rosen was right about Ann Romney not being qualified to speak for most women
simply because she is “privileged.”)
I’m sorry, but anyone who is honest when looking at the current
situation in this country and can come away with an attitude that
overmedication of children is being “overblown” is just not credible. I don’t care where they come up with their
cooked statistics. The research I did for my
book was done fifteen to twenty years ago for the most part, and I haven’t
seen any improvement, but I have seen substantiation for my opinions
then. I would ask this question of
all parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and anyone else concerned for the
children of America: do you know, or
have you ever had contact with a child (or children) diagnosed with some kind
of mental illness that necessitates taking a prescription
pharmaceutical? One of my daughters had a
very good childhood friend diagnosed as a young child with one of the
alphabet disorders. We moved during
their childhood, and I will never forget the first weekend his dad agreed to
let him come to visit for the weekend.
He handed me the boy’s “medication” and assured me that he “needed” it
so that he would not become “unruly” and that I should make sure he took it. I never agreed to give it to the child, but
I told his dad, whom I had known for years, not to worry and that his son
would be fine. The boy had a
wonderful time that weekend. We kept
him busy riding horses and doing all the things he couldn’t do at home in his
handkerchief-sized yard. (Did I
mention we lived out in the country?)
He never took a single dose of his “needed” medication all weekend
long. I can imagine the horror of
some of my readers that I would deliberately withhold medication from a
child, but can you imagine MY horror at being asked to administer
mind-altering medication to a child?
I had known this child for years, and I knew that he appeared to be a
“normal” child – and what’s more, I knew that my daughter knew and trusted
him. He had not had an easy
life. His parents were divorced and
he was dealing with step-parent syndrome and displacement shuttling
disorder. (My terms.) But he was a sweet NORMAL child. He was active, as were all MY children,
but hyperactive? No. There was absolutely nothing wrong with
this child’s mind. He was one of the
lucky ones in that he actually made it to adulthood without committing any
violent acts or suicide. Many of
these children are not that fortunate. This is not the only case I
could site from first hand experience, and I believe if everyone put some
thought into it, most could come up with their own anecdotal experiences as
well. If we expand this into adult
overmedication experiences, well, need I say more? If you haven’t been living under a rock, you must be able to
identify with my point. If you live
to be my age or older, it is expected that your very life depends on those
regular doctor visits and a daily smorgasbord of prescription
medication. No wonder healthcare has
become the gun to the head of seniors and the weapon of choice to influence
their votes. Meanwhile, the
outrageous expense of it all has sealed the unsavory deal because too many
cannot afford this “expected” need.
Anecdotally, I do not know another single person my age or older (and
even some much younger) who have not seen a doctor in fifteen years nor taken
any prescription medication at all.
Most folks would call me lucky or stupid or both, I guess, but I just
know that I am blessed and extremely grateful. It isn’t as if I have always
been the picture of health. I was a
bit of a sickly child in fact. I
suffered from grand mal seizures at a very young age, had terrible sinus
infections, and a gastrointestinal ongoing ailment. We had a wonderful old country doctor, who attended both my
brother’s and my birth (home births) and took care of our family until I was
a teen. Then, just to spice things
up, at the tender age of thirteen I contracted rheumatic fever, which nearly
killed me. That’s when I first met
the real medical profession, but it was oh so different back then. Doc had recently passed away
and I had to go to another country doctor, who didn’t have any idea what was
wrong with me, but he must have had his suspicions. I was hospitalized for over a week and had every test known to man
at the time. I guess that was S.O.P.
back then. Let me pause here for a
moment, because there is an important point to make. My folks were not filthy rich. My dad was a construction ironworker, who
made a decent wage but absolutely no benefits. Health insurance was an extravagance that my folks chose not to
indulge in, and medicine back then was not the cash cow it has become, so we
were a pay as you go family. It
didn’t take years to get my medical bills paid, and that is the point. Anyway, I had my brush with death, lost a
year out of my life almost completely bed-ridden, and beat a terrible
disease. Suffice it to say that my
medical history would need a very thick binder, because my health negatives
did not end there. The point is that
I DO know what it is like to have your health extremely compromised, but I
fear that if I had been born later, or to different parents living in more
modern circumstances, I might not even be alive now. The medical profession and pharmaceutical
industry may have just killed me off.
I have gone against doctors’ advice more often in my life than I ever
followed it, and now I am somewhat unique.
I am truly blessed and I know and appreciate it every day of my life. I have been the
primary caregiver to loved ones several times in my life, so I have seen the
medical profession up close and personal from many different individual
cases. The real tragedy has been that
more often than not the medical profession and the pharmaceuticals they
prescribe have done more harm than good to my loved ones. Science has truly killed the art of
healing, and as government gets an ever-stronger stranglehold on healthcare,
this will only get worse. Children
are already the first victims. Add to
that the psychological pummeling delivered daily in educational institutions,
and the crisis becomes unfathomable. When pharmaceutical companies
were allowed to advertise their wares to the public via television ads, this
surreal problem truly exploded. Now
we have the general public self-diagnosing and insisting on the latest drugs
to solve all their problems. People
seem to wear their “diagnoses” and “prescriptions” as badges of courage and
honor instead of starting to question if they really have a good grip on real
life. When drugs replaced simple
discipline to adjust normal behavior problems in children, we began to slip
into this epidemic that plays itself out on into adulthood. Now we have to look for medical reasons
why people do stupid, dangerous, or evil things! There is always a pill to fix it until we run full circle back
to the point that we just might have to blame that very medication for the
final heinous act. Other research links to
explore: Is
America Overmedicating Its Children - A. Jackson, Yahoo The
Drugging Of America's Children -
Armstrong Williams Psych
Meds Linked To 90 Per Cent Of School Shootings - Jerome Corsi Look for the documentary,
“The War On Kids” available now at Netflix.
This thoroughly examines some of the biggest problems in our schools,
including the overmedication of children.
It is well worth the watch. Professional Parenting Articles Raising the Hope –
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Phenomenon Deborah Venable 05/27/13 I
probably would not be writing this article if not for a short exchange I
recently had with an acquaintance. I
was doing what I always do at that time of day on a weekday – listening to
Rush on my earphones from my computer.
She interrupted me by speaking to me a couple of times, even though
she wasn’t in the house to see me but rather to attend to my disabled
friend. This acquaintance is merely
the home health care nurse. After the
second or third interruption, she asked me if I was listening to music or
something else that had my attention so completely. I answered that I was listening to Rush Limbaugh. As
most pseudo intellectuals will tend to do these days, upon the mention of his
name, she immediately laughed and proceeded to say something to the effect
that he could tell a good joke every now and then, but she was by no means a
fan. He is just too much of a know it
all and has no credibility. She cited
his “addiction problems with Oxycodone” as evidence. She said he really had to change his tune
on THAT one. I
didn’t bother to reply and merely readjusted my headphones before I missed
anything else the “know it all” had to say.
This
nurse is a very nice lady. She comes
in and takes care of my friend’s medical needs when she is supposed to, and
leaves when she is done, so I have nothing against her. I have no idea what her political leanings
are and have no desire to get into a long discussion with her on any
subject. She is friendly, does her
job, and leaves. It
was only after this incident that I began to think about all the other folks
I have heard and seen comment on Rush – both positively and negatively. Snap judgments are more often based on
what someone else says about a person than on what that person says or
does. That is just the way it is in
today’s America. Realistic and
correct judgment requires knowing the person. In Rush’s case, I feel I do know him even though we have never
met. For
instance, does the aforementioned nurse or anyone who comments on Rush’s
“addiction problems with Oxycodone” know how that all came about and how he
handled it? I can understand a
medical professional’s interest in this aspect of his life, but most of what
was said about his addiction was negative and conferred the label of
hypocrite on Rush for his previous statements about how he felt about drug
addiction. That is the price of fame
and success. His addiction came about
from years of dealing with pain while remaining in the limelight. After a botched surgery to fix the pain
problems, they only got worse – thus he was hooked on pain relievers. That isn’t exactly the same as taking the
drugs for the high. I
will interject here that I have always agreed with Rush’s original damnation
of drug addiction. One needs only to
read much of what I have written on the subject to get that. I never condone it, and I don’t condone
Rush’s addiction. It has been
speculated by others that it may have even caused his sudden loss of
hearing. If that’s the case, I do
think he has paid his price to society, eh?
He publicly proclaimed his addiction and did what he had to do to
overcome it. So that is ancient
history, and I doubt that his “tune” has changed a bit on drug addiction. As
to the character of the man, Rush is a conservative first and foremost – not
a political hack. What comes out of
his mouth are his true values, and this becomes evident the longer you listen
to what he says. His personal
relationship failures always make a great target for his detractors, but it
never seems to shake his core beliefs.
Obviously he thought long and hard before taking the plunge with
Katherine, so I wish them only the best for a long and successful
marriage. Judgment of his public
character must be based on his successes as well as his failures, but it
seldom is. He is attacked as being a
“hypocrite” for singing the praises of committed, traditional marriage even
as he privately suffers the effects of multiple marriage failures. Where is the hypocrisy? One would have to know all the facts in
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