White prescriptions? : the dangerous social potential for Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs to harm black boys /

White prescriptions? : the dangerous social potential for Ritalin and other psychotropic drugs to harm black boys /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fitzgerald, Terence D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2009]
Subjects:
African American high school students > Social conditions.
African American high school students > Medicine.
African American high school students > Drug use.
Problem youth > United States > Education.
Problem youth > United States > Behavior modification.
Methylphenidate > Side effects.
Psychotropic drugs > Side effects.
Social control > United States.
Behavior disorders in adolescence > United States.
Racism in education > United States.
Racism in medicine > United States.
Medical misconceptions > United States.
Medical ethics > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • History and context
  • The fueling of hate and control
  • The yellow brick pathway to control
  • Getting by with a little help from the feds
  • Operation control: Champaign, Illinois
  • Conclusion.