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<blockquote data-quote="Karen &amp; Crew" data-source="post: 30359" data-attributes="member: 3504"><p>My opinion hasn't changed.</p><p></p><p>Some kids really need the medication. Other kids don't. My difficult child needs something although I'm not sure what as his current medications are obviously the wrong choice right now.</p><p></p><p>I think there will always be parents out there who abuse their privlege as parent and drug their kids to keep them out of their hair and unfortunately, for some families, this will lead to deadly consequences.</p><p></p><p>Did the family in MA intend to kill their daughter? Were they following the advice of multiple psychiatrists or physician assistants who didn't check notes? Were they making it up as they went along and thinking if it was OK to do this for child A then its OK for child C? I doubt we'll ever know for sure. Either way I think more people than just the parents need to be held responsible.</p><p></p><p>I think more education is the key. Doctors need to take the time to sit and explain everything to their parents/patients. Don't assume because someone looks intelligent and has a good job that they understand everything or will take the time to research. I will say that I would bet the family in MA didn't ask questions and took their doctor's word as Gospel but I know of quite a few well educated professionals who'd do the same thing. </p><p></p><p>We've been fortunate in that the doctors I've always relied on most heavily sat and explained each medication to me, how it worked, why it worked, what dosage we would start with, how we would titrate and what the maximum approved dosage for age and weight was. A lot of people aren't and sometimes the information is hard to find and when it is found its hard for someone who doesn't have training in medicine and pharmacology to understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karen & Crew, post: 30359, member: 3504"] My opinion hasn't changed. Some kids really need the medication. Other kids don't. My difficult child needs something although I'm not sure what as his current medications are obviously the wrong choice right now. I think there will always be parents out there who abuse their privlege as parent and drug their kids to keep them out of their hair and unfortunately, for some families, this will lead to deadly consequences. Did the family in MA intend to kill their daughter? Were they following the advice of multiple psychiatrists or physician assistants who didn't check notes? Were they making it up as they went along and thinking if it was OK to do this for child A then its OK for child C? I doubt we'll ever know for sure. Either way I think more people than just the parents need to be held responsible. I think more education is the key. Doctors need to take the time to sit and explain everything to their parents/patients. Don't assume because someone looks intelligent and has a good job that they understand everything or will take the time to research. I will say that I would bet the family in MA didn't ask questions and took their doctor's word as Gospel but I know of quite a few well educated professionals who'd do the same thing. We've been fortunate in that the doctors I've always relied on most heavily sat and explained each medication to me, how it worked, why it worked, what dosage we would start with, how we would titrate and what the maximum approved dosage for age and weight was. A lot of people aren't and sometimes the information is hard to find and when it is found its hard for someone who doesn't have training in medicine and pharmacology to understand. [/QUOTE]
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