Smokers have long insisted that cigarettes helped them concentrate.
Nicotine, it seems, exhibits powerful pharmacological effects on the
brain. Now, some researchers are proposing that nicotine patches could
help people with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD or ADHD, depending on
which version of the myth you believe).
Nicotine patches for
children? Makes perfect sense to some researchers, and it makes a LOT of
sense for the companies that manufacture the nicotine patches. With
smoking rates slowly falling in the U.S., the market for nicotine
patches doesn't have a strong future. But if you can line up
schoolchildren to wear them and, of course, get them hooked on nicotine
for life, then you generate an extraordinary volume of repeat business.
Schoolchildren are already widely dosed with Ritalin, a strong
narcotic. Nicotine is no more bizarre. Make no mistake: these studies on
nicotine are little more than a ploy to find new victims to addict to
this deadly drug that has already wreaked untold havoc on the U.S.
population over the last hundred years. I can't wait to see a study that
says children wearing nicotine patches score better on math and reading
skills tests. Maybe they'll sell nicotine candy in the high school
vending machines right next to the liquid candy known as soft drinks.
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher, author and award-winning journalist with a mission to teach personal and planetary health to the public He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, and he has created several downloadable courses on survival and preparedness, including his widely-downloaded course on personal safety and self-defense. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In mid 2010, Adams produced TV.NaturalNews.com, a natural health video sharing website offering user-generated videos on nutrition, green living, fitness and more. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also the CEO of a highly successful email newsletter software company that develops software used to send permission email campaigns to subscribers. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and enjoys outdoor activities, nature photography, Pilates and martial arts training. He's also author a large number of health books offered by Truth Publishing and is the creator of numerous reference website including NaturalPedia.com and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. His websites also include the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the innate healing ability of the human body. Known on the 'net as 'the Health Ranger,' Adams shares his ethics, mission statements and personal health statistics at www.HealthRanger.org
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