06-21-2009, 08:42 PM
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Cold School
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he's probably implying that marijuana would be better treatment than risperdal for adhd. guessing, of course
and i find this quote more disturbing than kids with tits, although thats disturbing aswell.
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On June 3, 2009, Medscape reported that findings presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting, on the preliminary results from the "Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotics in Children" study, "show that 12 weeks of initial antipsychotic treatment was associated with significant mean increases in overall adiposity and percentage of body fat, as well as a decrease in whole-body insulin sensitivity."
"Further," Medscape said, "the investigators found antipsychotic treatment was also linked to significant increases in body-mass index (BMI) percentile and fasting plasma triglyceride levels, both clinically available indicators of adverse metabolic changes associated with increased adiposity."
In terms of live-long health issues, "This is a serious problem," says Dr Steven Nissen, chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, and past president of the American College of Cardiology.
"The substantial increase in body fat and increased insulin resistance will almost certainly lead to a higher lifelong incidence of diabetes," he warns.
"Diabetes is a major cause of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and limb amputation," Dr Nissen points out.
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edit: nvrmnd. im slow. 
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