Generation Medicated: The Truth About ADHD and Over-the-Counter Drugs
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I'm Dr. Chris van Tulleken. Hi, everyone.
Overall, we're giving our kids an astounding three and a half times more medicine than we were when I was growing up.
He's described it as the fun being sucked out of him.
I can literally be myself, not take a tablet and be someone else.
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YouTube Video Description↓
Dr. Chris Van Tulleken investigates a startling reality: we are giving our children 3.5 times more medicine than we did 40 years ago. From the multi-million pound "Calpol culture" to the 800% explosion in ADHD prescriptions, this documentary asks: are we treating our children, or just their behavior? We go behind the corporate marketing of household brands and follow six children with ADHD as they attempt a world-first experiment: replacing Methylphenidate (Ritalin) with mindful meditation. Discover the science of "stunted growth" side effects, the weakness of long-term drug trials, and the emotional journey of a mother rediscovering the son she thought she’d lost to a "gray cloud" of medication. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #Spark