“Stimulants like Ritalin lead a small number of children to suffer hallucinations that usually feature insects, snakes or worms, according to federal drug officials, and a panel of experts said on Wednesday that physicians and parents needed to be warned of the risk.”That noise you just heard was the collective scream of New York City’s private school teachers upon realizing that they might now have to instruct their well-off charges without the benefit of spirit-crushing drugs. Although, given the possibility of actually having to deal with little Bennett and Madison’s moods, we’re guessing most parents are going to take their chances with the hallucinations.
Panel Advises Disclosure of Drugs’ Psychotic Effects [NYT] Via Gawker