RITALIN IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: There has never been any doubt of the addictiveness of Ritalin/methylphenidate. People in psychiatry, paid to say ADHD is a disease, Ritalin is safe & non-addictive, say it because they are paid to say it or because they make their living making… Read more »

PSYCHOLOGICAL-SOCIAL-VOCATIONAL DAMAGE DONE BY PSYCHICATRIC LABELS [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: Incredible--showing the damage of the labels alone, before the drugging in name of "treatment" begins. The drugs invariably cause physical damage. FB] Making Children Ineligible for the Armed Services In 1998, the U.S. military discharged more than… Read more »

� Fred A. Baughman, Jr., MD Adult and Child Neurology Fellow American Academy of Neurology 1303 Hidden Mountain Drive El Cajon, CA 92019 fredbaughmanmd@cox.net � Federal Trade Commission-FTC Consumer Response Center                                                                     June 23,… Read more »

The address is letters@latimes.com Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD comments on: http://www.latimes.com/la-he-kidsdepress30jun30,0,3327225.story LOS ANGELES TIMES Psychiatry and preschoolers More young children are being diagnosed with mental ailments and treated with drugs even as doctors grapple with a lack of research. [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: the reason to… Read more »

POLYPHARMACY: REAL DRUGS FOR REAL DISEASES VS PSYCH DRUGS FOR PSYCH “DISEASES” ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP) http://www.ahrp.org Vera Hassner Sharav: FYI The escalating cost of healthcare is in large measure due to the spiraling expenditure on drugs–many of which are misprescribed. The Boston Globe reports about… Read more »