Some Frightening Statistics

» 10% of children in Australia are now diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
» 20% have specific Learning Difficulties
» 4 per 1000 have autism (previously rare)
» 20% have anxiety and depression Youth suicide kills over
» 500 youth per year in Australia Close to 400,000 Australian children are on amphetamines including 6000 children under the age of three.


» A 24 fold increase in stimulant drugs in Australia 1990-1999
» A 3 fold increase in methylphenidate prescriptions in Canada
» A 10 fold increase in prescriptions of selective serotonin inhibitors in the U.S. for children 5 yrs and younger between 1993-97

In the U.S. 7 million children are on amphetamines In France 12% of children starting school receive psychotropic medication.