Unnecessary Medication Of Children

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In an ever changing, and growing, world the people who inhabit the earth must change themselves. Many must conform to a standard of civility and passiveness to allow the world to function before their eyes like sheep being lead to the slaughter. This reserved nature is being pushed through a pharmaceutical culture. Everything that is seen as irregular about a person must be determined to be wrong, diagnosed by a doctor, and treated with medications. Thinking of this nature can only cause a world of unthinking and standardized people. Leaders of this nation, the United States, believe this to be a good thing. Conforming the people of their nation to one standard. And they are starting with the children. Any child who is seen as creative, outspoken, or unruly is often diagnosed with an emotional and behavioral disorder or EBD. They are medicated and taught to remain passive and stoic in classrooms and simply complete homework as they are assigned it. In some cases, this can be beneficial to the child’s learning process, however, it detrimentally changes the thoughts and character of the child.

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