The use of drugs such as Ritalin as a panacea for the problems of today s youth brings with it many dangerous side effects, not the least of which is conditioning for future drug abuse.
Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.
The destructiveness and human wreckage mock our heritage. From that moment on the war against drugs became a high-profile project of the United States government. It still is. A major component of the war on drugs is the effort to keep illegal narcotics out of the hands of children. Our culture, however, sends a mixed message to our nation s children on the topic of drugs.