Generation Rx: throwing pills at kids is bad, but it's only a symptom of the real problem

Article Abstract:

The easy availability of drugs such as Ritalin and various antidepressants, the vanity and impatience of parents, and managed care/HMO programs' refusal to fund family therapy, puts millions of kids on psychotropic prescriptions - and stigmatized by their peers - inappropriately and unfairly.

Social aspects, Children, Teenagers, Youth, Ethical aspects, Family psychotherapy, Family counseling, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Ritalin (Medication)

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Profiles in splurging

Article Abstract:

Big purchases make some people happy in ways that are illogical to others. A man who needed a bigger rider mower, a black woman for whom a Mercedes auto represents success, and a barely employed musician who buys a drum set comment on the phenomenon.

Cover Story, Behavior, Debt, Popular culture, Cost and standard of living, Cost of living, Luxuries, Working class

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The serpent in the garden

Article Abstract:

The discovery of a snake in the backyard interrupted what had been a tranquil life in a gated community.The snake was soon dispatched, but not before it destroyed the feeling of family security.

Texas, Humor and anecdotes, Suburban life, Planned communities

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