RE: Bravo! Ritalin Doesn't Belong in My Family Room...

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FYI:

From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

editorials@...

Subject: Bravo! Ritalin Doesn't Belong in My Family Room...

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:21:06 -0700

Dear Editor,

Bravo on your excellent editorial on Dec 29, 2003 - " Pharmaceutical

companies find new ways to reach anxious parents -- go direct”.

We know it is unlikely that industry will regulate itself, and now we learn

by sad experience that the FDA has more interest in protecting industry than

the consumer. Perhaps it is time for the consumer to restrict the power

given to the FDA through legislative efforts. I believe a ban on DTC ads

for prescription drugs would be a good first step in resolving the problem

of a drug industry that is totally out of control.

New Zealand, the only other industrialized country in the world who

legalized DTC advertising of prescription drugs, has realized it's error,

and will most likely end this practice. See:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7431/68-c).

Meanwhile, the overpromotion and shameless advertising of Ritalin and other

ADHD drugs as if they were as harmless as M & Ms has led to an unprecedented

number of children now taking stimulants which are chemically similar to

cocaine.

Furthermore, " Family Circle " will no longer find place in my family room -

the family they promote - the " take your pill and be happy family " (Prozac

for Mommy, Viagra for Daddy, and Ritalin for little Junior), is a bit

overreaching in my opinion. I much prefer the intellectual stimulation

I've seen lately in the SF Chronicle. Thank you!

Regards,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

UTAH

_________________________________________________________________

Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here.

http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

[Guest guest]

FYI:

From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

editorials@...

Subject: Bravo! Ritalin Doesn't Belong in My Family Room...

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:21:06 -0700

Dear Editor,

Bravo on your excellent editorial on Dec 29, 2003 - " Pharmaceutical

companies find new ways to reach anxious parents -- go direct”.

We know it is unlikely that industry will regulate itself, and now we learn

by sad experience that the FDA has more interest in protecting industry than

the consumer. Perhaps it is time for the consumer to restrict the power

given to the FDA through legislative efforts. I believe a ban on DTC ads

for prescription drugs would be a good first step in resolving the problem

of a drug industry that is totally out of control.

New Zealand, the only other industrialized country in the world who

legalized DTC advertising of prescription drugs, has realized it's error,

and will most likely end this practice. See:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7431/68-c).

Meanwhile, the overpromotion and shameless advertising of Ritalin and other

ADHD drugs as if they were as harmless as M & Ms has led to an unprecedented

number of children now taking stimulants which are chemically similar to

cocaine.

Furthermore, " Family Circle " will no longer find place in my family room -

the family they promote - the " take your pill and be happy family " (Prozac

for Mommy, Viagra for Daddy, and Ritalin for little Junior), is a bit

overreaching in my opinion. I much prefer the intellectual stimulation

I've seen lately in the SF Chronicle. Thank you!

Regards,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

UTAH

_________________________________________________________________

Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here.

http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

[Guest guest]

FYI:

From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

editorials@...

Subject: Bravo! Ritalin Doesn't Belong in My Family Room...

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:21:06 -0700

Dear Editor,

Bravo on your excellent editorial on Dec 29, 2003 - " Pharmaceutical

companies find new ways to reach anxious parents -- go direct”.

We know it is unlikely that industry will regulate itself, and now we learn

by sad experience that the FDA has more interest in protecting industry than

the consumer. Perhaps it is time for the consumer to restrict the power

given to the FDA through legislative efforts. I believe a ban on DTC ads

for prescription drugs would be a good first step in resolving the problem

of a drug industry that is totally out of control.

New Zealand, the only other industrialized country in the world who

legalized DTC advertising of prescription drugs, has realized it's error,

and will most likely end this practice. See:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7431/68-c).

Meanwhile, the overpromotion and shameless advertising of Ritalin and other

ADHD drugs as if they were as harmless as M & Ms has led to an unprecedented

number of children now taking stimulants which are chemically similar to

cocaine.

Furthermore, " Family Circle " will no longer find place in my family room -

the family they promote - the " take your pill and be happy family " (Prozac

for Mommy, Viagra for Daddy, and Ritalin for little Junior), is a bit

overreaching in my opinion. I much prefer the intellectual stimulation

I've seen lately in the SF Chronicle. Thank you!

Regards,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

UTAH

_________________________________________________________________

Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here.

http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

[Guest guest]

FYI:

From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

editorials@...

Subject: Bravo! Ritalin Doesn't Belong in My Family Room...

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 05:21:06 -0700

Dear Editor,

Bravo on your excellent editorial on Dec 29, 2003 - " Pharmaceutical

companies find new ways to reach anxious parents -- go direct”.

We know it is unlikely that industry will regulate itself, and now we learn

by sad experience that the FDA has more interest in protecting industry than

the consumer. Perhaps it is time for the consumer to restrict the power

given to the FDA through legislative efforts. I believe a ban on DTC ads

for prescription drugs would be a good first step in resolving the problem

of a drug industry that is totally out of control.

New Zealand, the only other industrialized country in the world who

legalized DTC advertising of prescription drugs, has realized it's error,

and will most likely end this practice. See:

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/328/7431/68-c).

Meanwhile, the overpromotion and shameless advertising of Ritalin and other

ADHD drugs as if they were as harmless as M & Ms has led to an unprecedented

number of children now taking stimulants which are chemically similar to

cocaine.

Furthermore, " Family Circle " will no longer find place in my family room -

the family they promote - the " take your pill and be happy family " (Prozac

for Mommy, Viagra for Daddy, and Ritalin for little Junior), is a bit

overreaching in my opinion. I much prefer the intellectual stimulation

I've seen lately in the SF Chronicle. Thank you!

Regards,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

UTAH

_________________________________________________________________

Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here.

http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx