Well, it's not vaccines but there little doubt lead explains a lot. All over the news today again. Lead in gasoline tied to over 150 million excess cases of mental health disorders, study suggests Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas, which was phased out in 1996, resulted in anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms in generations of people, researchers found. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heal...cess-mental-health-disorders-study-rcna182881 https://www.courthousenews.com/leaded-gasoline-linked-to-mental-health-issues-in-us/
I was researching ADHD politicians, Justin Trudeau says he has it, Boris Johnson definitely, Emmanuel Macron is believed to and John F Kennedy (it's generally strong in the Kennedy), Winston Churchill of course. But when you think politicians, you have to look at criminals. Combine ADHD with a string dose of dark triad or a bad upbringing and you get Trump and worse. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Supports Screening Prisoners in Federal Jails for ADHD Leave a Comment / ADD / ADHD Crime, Politics ADHD related / By Pete Quily Update: 6 years later despite repeated asks for him to follow through on his promise, Justin Trudeau, like all the other Federal Liberal Politicians who have promised to screen federal prisoners for ADHD, has broken his promise. No action taken. Please ask him to do so. Please continually remind him and the others to keep their promises on ADHD. And remind the media too, eh? This is why I asked Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau the question about if he’d commit to screening federal prisoners for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. 21% To 45% 0f Prisoners Have ADHD 15 Peer Reviewed Studies Show. Crime and jail are costly to society, but treatment is cheap. I used 15 peer-reviewed studies in my post because I thought the media and politicians could write off 2 or 3 but 15 would be harder. We ADHD adults are only 5% of the population but we’re 4 to 9 times more likely to end up in jail than non ADDers. Federal, provincial and municipal jails should screen prisoners for ADHD. See If He Outgrew It, What Is He Doing in My Prison? I’d rather governments diagnosed us before prison or before some of us self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. 20-30%+ addicts & alcoholics have ADHD studies show. But governments & the medical bureaucracy currently refuse to properly train medical professionals to diagnose ADHD in adults and kids. They neglect and stigmatize us. So at least we should screen people in jails. And give them comprehensive treatment, ADHD medication, (long-acting ones so they won’t abuse them), therapy, advocacy etc. I went to a very crowded, standing room only Justin Trudeau Rally with 1,600 people Thursday, September 10th, 2015 in South Vancouver to ask him a question I asked other politicians last federal election. Photo by @randeepssarai I was tweeting at the rally, and forget to take a photo Here’s my 360 degree of the room before Justin Trudeau Vancouver Rally Sept 10th, 2015. Video Player 00:00 00:17 After Justin Trudeau’s speech (was a very good speech) he did the meet and greet around the entire room and I asked him this question. “21-45% of prisoners in jail have ADHD, would you commit to screening prisoners in federal jails for ADHD?” “Yes.” was his answer and there was no hesitation. Thanks, Justin Trudeau, for doing the right thing and supporting screening federal prisoners for ADHD. The economic costs alone of ignoring and neglecting ADHD are huge. A quarter of a century ago in Seattle Judge David Admire screened people convicted in his 2-3 year court for ADHD and also Learning Disabilities and gave them a choice of jail or comprehensive 14-week treatment program if convicted and if they had ADHD or LD. They got therapy, coaching, meds, advocacy etc. The return to jail rate dropped from 68% to 29%. Vancouver’s drug court, last I checked, 25 years later still refuses to screen prisoners for ADHD. Sadly, nowhere in Canada does, as far as I know. There is a huge need for properly trained doctors/psychiatrists/psychologists who can diagnose and treat ADHD, especially in BC. But BC Liberals killed the only public Adult ADHD clinic in BC after a year-long wait list. BC Greens & BC Conservatives have called to reopen it but BC NDP refuses to. I’ve asked other federal politicians this question last election and two in this one. List of those federal politicians who committed to screening prisoners in federal jails for ADHD ADHD, Pete Quily, and the chilly April night Michael Ignatieff became prime minister The Georgia Straight. Hedy Fry Liberal MP For Vancouver Centre Supports Screening Prisoners in Federal Jails for ADHD Ujjal Dosanjh ex BC Premier, ex BC Attorney General and Ex-Liberal cabinet minister and MP For Vancouver South Supports Screening Prisoners in Federal Jails for ADHD Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal MP For Newton North Delta Supports Screening Prisoners in Federal Jails for ADHD Of Course. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s Answer To My Question Would She Support Screening Federal Prisoners For ADHD Last federal election I asked then NDP Justice Critic, Don Davies if he’d screen for ADHD in federal prisons and he said yes. He showed he knew quite a lot about mental health & jails. Was very impressed. At the Justin Trudeau Rally, I asked Harjit Sajjan who is the Liberal candidate for Vancouver South and a Vancouver police officer for 11 years who was a Detective-Constable with the Gang Crime Unit specializing in organized crime, plus a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces and a combat veteran. Harjit also support screening prisoners in federal jails for ADHD see my post. During the federal NDP’s only debate in Vancouver East nomination race, I asked BC NDP MLA Jenny Kwan (who won the race & is now federal NDP candidate for Vancouver East) if she’d screen for ADHD in federal prisons and she said yes. Read the excellent book ADHD and the Criminal Justice System Spinning out of Control by a former police Lieutenant for 17 years, an Adult Probation/Parole Officer for 5 years who has ADHD and is an ADHD coach with a board certified licensed clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology who’s a consultant on ADHD to the Illinois Criminal Justice System. Please consider asking your local federal election candidate if they’d support screening federal prisoner for ADHD (tell them about the 21-45% of prisoners who have ADHD the 15 peer reviewed studies show first) and if they say yes let me know here in the comments.
I'm beginning to think that Amercians are not actually delighted with their healthcare system. An interesting rant by a doctor.
Not the only factor but probably a main. Success breeds success because of neuroplasticity in areas too making them measurably change. Trump has flunkies who keep him in a bubble of "winning" which keeps him rolling. The bus.
Well, modafinil update time. I have found that I can achieve relatively peak, more youthful mental performance, about two consecutive days a week. Any more microdosing of it and I'm alert but my imagination is meh. The new regime is Monday and Tuesday, which fits into my new part-time marketing company gig. I've had a couple of solid ideas for them and without any anxiety, came easy under pressure. However, I must time box it to these two days to keep a sharp edge. If I overuse modafinil, I lose some of the creative, free-associative thinking that also makes me effective. Younger I'm sure I could burn the candle both ends but I'm pleased I can rise to the challenge, abet in a limited window.
Time for an update I guess. After doing some research and additional blood work, I decided to start Wellbutrin XL at the lowest 150mg dose three weeks ago. While it’s primarily an antidepressant, it’s sometimes used off-label for ADHD. It works differently from stimulants, which are the first-line treatment for ADHD, but since ADHD brains often react differently to medications, I wanted to see if it would help. Wellbutrin is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). Normally, the body reabsorbs neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine after they’ve sent signals between nerves. By blocking this reuptake, Wellbutrin increases the availability of these neurotransmitters, which can improve focus and mood. At first, the medication felt a bit too strong, almost like a stimulant, but that effect settled down after a few days. Instead of causing insomnia, I actually fall asleep more easily now. I’ve also taken microdoses of modafinil on a couple of days, and while it still works, I don’t feel the need for it as much. Overall, I’ve noticed an improvement in my thinking. My thoughts feel less scattered, and I can maintain focus more consistently. This has been a real benefit to my work.