Reply #4: I've said this for awhile too

[NorCalDem]

But I pose the question a different way. If ADD, social-anxiety disorder, etc. are all real DISEASES, then surely they existed prior to Ritalin and our modern medications. If this is so, then how did hundreds of generations before us cope with these diseases without medication that I am told is essential for a normal life? Could it be, that drug companies would simply like to push more product (like any dealer of other drugs wishes to push more product, other drugs like the Lord's own good green grass, now punishable by death)? I am sure that these medications due cure ailments for people who are genuinely depressed or anxious, and can really benefit from these drugs, but the fact of the matter is that drug companies encourage medical practicioners to hand them out generously for the sake of profit.