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The maker of Ritalin funded CHADD, which actively promoted Ritalin for ADHD |
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| attention Deficit Disorder: A Dubious Diagnosis? |
Since 1988, Ciba-Geigy, maker of the popular A.D.D. drug ritalin, has quietly propped up the national A.D.D. 'support group' CHADD (CH.A.D.D.) (for Children and Adults with A.D.D.) with more than $1 million in grants and valuable services. As the Merrow Report reported, CHADD (CH.A.D.D.) has been distributing misleading information to hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers that exaggerates the benefits of drug therapy, including ritalin.
ADD, Ritalin, CHADD (CH.A.D.D.) and Ciba-Geigy
Transcript of A Special Report
PBS and the Merrow Report
October 20, 1995
attention Deficit Disorder: A Dubious Diagnosis?
The dramatic growth in the number of children labeled as having attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) has been largely man-made. This program--and subsequent coverage of the issue on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and NPR--seems to have slowed down the 'bandwagon.'
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