Obeying this law can make all the difference. Hyperactivity, lack of ability to concentrate, and inattentiveness, are all effects. Depression and anxiety are also effects. Ritalin and Prozac treat these effects, while ignoring the cause. We have a drug problem in the United States that costs thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year.
Most treatment is aimed at effect.
The fight against drug abuse begins at home. Parents must start teaching their children not to rely on medications every time they get sick or feel bad. We must solve this problem with a new level of thinking. Concerns over education, attitude, and happiness are all very real. This is treating the effect.