“”””But, I admit that I’m not comfortable with teens using them. Maybe, only in extreme cases, when every other option has failed.””””””””””””
I agree with your assessment. But I think the big problem comes because every kid with a little anxiety gets the idea that it can only be fixed with drugs. Add to that parents who can’t say no and coddle their little snowflakes and you have a disaster.
A kid that fidgets or is distracted is often a candidate for Ritalin because a stoned kid is easier for the teacher to deal with. The solution to everything these days seems to be drugs. Nobody has the nads to tell these kids to suck it up and stop whining.
We are in complete agreement regarding today’s whining snowflakes.