RITALIN

Early day motion 8, tabled 17 November 1999 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 30 members.

That this House is alarmed that two million American children use the drug Ritalin which has been prescribed for the so-called disorder of 'Attention Deficit Syndrome'; notes that attention deficit is a universal characteristic found in the young of all species; notes that Ritalin has been identified as addictive and a cause of robotic behaviour, exhaustion and depression; and calls on the Government to resist the propaganda by the drug maker Novartis to increase the use of Ritalin in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Liberal Democrat 7.