Geration Rx

Generation Rx is a film that discuses the effects of prescription drugs and there psychiatric effects on children. This documentary looks in to are metical system and its willingness to prescribe children psychiatric drugs that effect a child’s mental development so long as the child is prescribed the drugs. Its not to say all drugs prescribed to children affect them adversely only that some drugs adversely effect children’s mental development. The main drugs that were discussed in this film were Ritalin, Fluoxetine, Prozac which have all been prescribed to children. For some of the drugs prescribed to children there negative effects were no told to the families of the children.
Ritalin is prescribed to people that are suffering from “ADHD” also know as “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder“. Within the documentary they brought up an issue were scientist had a problem explaining what was the defining and the symptoms of ADHD. In 1990 the diagnoses for ADHD rose by 740% from the privies decade. If doctors are unable to tell what the exact symptoms of ADHD then how can they diagnose so many kids with it. Why is it that with so much medical knowledge are unable to explain the exact symptoms of ADHD. In the documentary it discusses how teachers say that they believe a student has ADHD due to the fact that the student wont settle down in the classroom.
The drugs Fluoxetine, Prozac are two drugs that after they were given to people in the community and were told there were no side effects began to suffer. Most notably people began to suffer horrible dreams and thoughts of suicide. Between 1980-1999 There were 28,000 adverse effects and 1,600 suicides which were all people who had one of the drugs in there system. Not to say all these acts are caused by the consumption of the drugs but with people suffering adverse effects just after starting the drugs make it seem as the cause the effects. But for the doctors that were on the council all had a tie to the drug company’s coming out with the drugs so they all were able to profit from the drugs while people suffered terrible side effects.
If people only focus on the drugs that are given the negative spotlight like Cocaine, PCP and Marijuana we seem to forget that prescription drugs can be just as bad. With prescription drugs they are more trusted and families don’t usually watch out for them and may not realize there is any danger from the drugs. But anything that contains the word drug hold some possibility of causing harm even if a drug says it may be harmless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNCxWkwI7As&list=PLA7D309B84E482D47&index=10&feature=plcp