Last night, I watched a 20/20 piece on the over medicating of America's foster children. I am so angry and so..saddened. I am trying to process it.. but I can't.
We don't give our 7 year old adderall because we are worried about the affects it will have on her, we are finding alternatives and we will do that for as long as we can. Meds will be the last resort, the last option when all else fails. 
Who is standing up for this 5 year old who is on adderall, plus zoloft, plus a drug for bipolar disease plus a sleeping pill? Who is worried about her? Who is the person who cares enough to say.. WTH are we doing?

There is no one.  


This county is so jacked up. People have babies only to abuse and neglect them. Women get pregnant and can't take care of themselves or can't stop using drugs long enough to realize what they are doing to the person whose whole life depends on them. So, what happens? The "State" jumps in to "protect"  the child, except they don't really give a s**t. They (which is us) worship the almighty $$$ and (we allow) our politicians and the doctors WE FUND to have an evil and deadly alliance with the drug companies. 
We poison these kids with  and we do it because it is cheaper than spending money on therapy and rehabilitation. These children are suffering from PTSD, some from mental illness, some from fetal drug and alcohol syndrome. Instead of looking out for them and doing what is best for them, trying to heal their broken hearts and minds, we drug them. 


Shame on us. 


I don't know what to do with how I feel, I couldn't sleep last night, I can't get this out of my mind. My heart is heavy. Right now we have people sleeping in the streets protesting and demanding, who knows what, and we have congress bickering over tax cuts and budget reform. I can't help but feel like none of that matters. We need to wake up. What is the point of any of this if we can't take care of our children? We as a civilization are failing and I don't know what to do about it. 

  "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members."

You tell me.....

http://abc.go.com/watch/2020/SH559026/VD55156221/2020-122-overmedication-in-foster-care

If you watch this...Pay close attention to the guy from the FDA....