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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Kids who don't take meds are more likely to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol.  Also, they tend to suffer social isolation and low self-esteem[/b]  Stay open to meds and go to a good psychiatrist who has experience in medication combos and dosage levels beyond what a pediatrician will manage.  [/quote]

Citation?[/quote]

I'm not the PP who wrote that but I know from experience-- from seeing family members who destroyed their own lives from self medication with drugs and alcohol.  
Since then, I've found many articles that confirm that. It's not just one source. 
We decided to medicate because we wanted our kid to understand that there are productive and regulated ways of helping yourself. Bottom line is that you are going to seek what will help your brain. 
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The FDA censured several drug companies for claiming that their ADHD drug prevented substance abuse. I don't think the science is there. It is fine to talk about how the meds seem to work for your kid, but pretty execrable to claim that not using meds is going to turn your kid into a drug addict. [/quote]

Right, and that's why the statement says:

Kids who don't take meds [b]are more likely[/b] to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol.

"More likely" does not mean that not using meds [b]is[/b] going to turn your kid into a drug addict

Having a high cholesterol diet will put you at greater risk of having a heart attack. It does not mean that eating red meat will make you have a heart attack.

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Show me the evidence on that. The FdA doesn't appear to believe that is true. [/quote]

And I mean show me studies where the authors do not get paid by the pharmaceutical industry ...[/quote]

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