Talking Back to Ritalin

Peter R. Breggin, M.D.

Hidden behind the well-oiled public-relations machine of a major pharmeceutical company is a potentially devastating reality: children are being given a drug that can cause the same negative effects as amphetamine and cocaine, including behavioral disorders, growth suppression, neurological tics, agitation, addiction, and psychosis. Talking Back to Ritalin uncovers these and other startling facts and translates the research findings for parents and doctors alike. An advocate for education instead of medication, Dr. Breggin empowers parents to channel distracted, disenchanted, and energetic children into powerful, confident, and brilliant members of the family and society.

paperback 429 pp.