Greed kills more than drugs
Imagine your five year old boy, prescribed with so many drugs it is hard to count. You just assume that they are good because the doctors prescribed them, but that is not true. Prescription drugs are expensive, and when people have to constantly buy their child drugs for ADD or ADHD it adds up. Kristofs article on how doctors and politicians are trying to take the easy way out and give children drugs that have long term effects rather than doing a thorough examination of the child and what they really need. Kristof has a convincing tone throughout the article and is passionate about this issue. Kristof portrays his purpose by using a boy who died from these drugs, he interviews doctors to show that his purpose is well known and evident. This is a well written article that shows the dangers of over prescribed drugs for patients who do not need them.