[Vinnie]

but because millions and billions of dollars are reaped each year by the psychiatric-medical/pharmaceutical/government drug cartel

Forgot one.
The local school that collects around $400 from the fed. gov. for each kid on these drugs. A 'disability' payout from the feds.
Huge incentive for the 'counselors' in the schools to goad parents into starting drug treatment on theit kid.

[Lennyq]

I would say that it probably more of an incentive for them to control the kids. You have to remember that whole idea of discipline has gone out the window in most schools. Today instead of keeping a kid after school they send him or her to the school psychologist.

[SoftballMominVA]

The local school that collects around $400 from the fed. gov. for each kid on these drugs. A 'disability' payout from the feds.

Got a link or a resource for that? I've taught special education for many, many years and while I've seen that claim here on FR, no one has ever been able to provide a link to show that schools receive X # of dollars for each child on an ADHD or ADD medication. Can you be the first?