STIMULANT USE LINKED TO SUDDEN DEATH IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, 2009-07-02
Robert L. Findling, MD, 07/02/2009, from the article: Gould MS, Walsh BT, Munfakh JL, et al. "Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths" Am J Psychiatry Jun 15, 2009.
Quotes from the original study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry:
"A significant association of stimulant use [primarily methylphenidate (Ritalin)] with sudden unexplained death emerged from the primary analysis...This case-control study provides support for an association between the use of stimulants and sudden unexplained death among children and adolescents."
[Editorial Comment: We think that giving a child Ritalin is like playing Russian Roulette with the gun pointed at your child's head.]
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