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Drugging our elderly.(Letters To The Editor)(Letter to the Editor)

The New American

| December 15, 2003 | Nelson, Marlene | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I really look forward to getting each issue of your magazine. I found the story on giving our school kids Ritalin especially interesting. ("Drugging Our Kids," August 25). When I read that the schools receive a lucrative federal subsidy it made me wonder if this is also going on in nursing homes.

My father was in a nursing home for almost three years. They so overmedicated him that I feel it caused his premature death. It was as though our family lost all control on what they did to him. I fought hard to get his medications cut or at least reduced. I had very limited success and felt so ...

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