Does anyone believe that Tom Cruise deserves more respect for his public stance on Ritalin?
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I totally agree with Tom that CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE ON RITALIN.  I wish parents and doctors would a grip and realize the children aren't raised properly.  They wouldn't need it if they were.  Another thing, why are doctor's always so persistant to hand out drugs for issues?   Maybe we should treat the issues with the people instead of trying to make it hidden and giving them pills to cope.  I agree!  As far as the scientology thing, I think it is crazy weird and stupid.  He can think what he wants.  He's just another human.
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Tom Cruise is a big ball of crazy...
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I don't think Tom Cruise has lost any popularity.  I mean sure, alot of people think he is weird, but I do not think it will affect his box office at all.
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When something is different or "out there," some people just hate it.  But as for Tom Cruise, he's been really offensive and sanctimonious and made comments about Brooke Shields and anti-depressants that was out of line.  Made him look bad, so folks think that's how all Scientologists think, because not a lot is known about the religion. (Other than they believe in aliens as forebears, which smacks -imho - of "heaven's gate," the cult that believed they could get to heaven via haley's comment and killed themselves about 8 or 9 years ago).
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Yes I would be! His daughters don't seem to be though but I think they are probably brain dead from his evil doings in addition to their own alcohol abuse.And wasn't Ms laura bush involved in an automobile accident I think it was 1963 and because of who she was,she didn't didn't get a ticket of any kind? So I am assuming the whole dang family are a bunch of alcoholic drug addicts. But then who knows right? The one thing that just really gets my panties in a bunch.Is to see someone put on the cover of Christianity and you know exactly what they are and what they are doing it just sickens me!
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Because those drugs are actually good for something.  And if you don't believe me, then come to my house this weekend, I'll go off my Ritalin, and we'll clean the basement together.  You'll see how much work gets done.
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Tom Cruise is a Jew?  I thought he was a wacko Scientology major?
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Ritalin.\nYes, it's a stimulant.  It is perscribed for ADD and/or ADHD. It's a narcotic perscription drug and is known to be highly addictive. I have lots of problems with it personally... too numerous to name at this point in time.  I don't like the stuff and I'd never give it to a child or an adult.
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Its Cruise, Tom's ego wouldn't have any other way.
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Yes, particularly in teenagers. This is common knowledge now, and reinforces that the user of those medications should have a support network of friends and relatives that can help monitor behavior on these meds.
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Oh but it gets better! I've heard rumors that TomKat is negotiating to turn Southwyck into Toledo's own world class Scientology center.\n\n\n\nGod I can't believe I just typed TomKat (crap, I did it again). Pardon me while I take a shower, all of a sudden I feel VERY unclean!
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Eighteen year old Eric Harris, who with his friend Dylan Klebold, 17, massacred their classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999 had been taking Luvox. T. J. Solomon, 15, who shot and wounded six fellow students at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia on May 20, 1999 was on Ritalin. Fifteen year old Shawn Cooper, who fired two shotgun rounds, narrowly missing classmates at his high school in Notus, Idaho was on Ritalin. Fifteen year old Kip Kinkell who first murdered his parents and later killed two students and wounded 22 more in his Oregon school's cafeteria was on Ritalin and Prozac.   I'm not surprised these facts never made the news!\n\nPutting kids on drugs is one of the most heinous manipulations by the pharmaceutical industry this decade!  Did you know that there isn't really a way to test for ADD or ADHD?  What most parents don't seem to realize is that Ritalin is a narcotic, a potentially addictive one at that.   The practice has reached virtual epidemic proportions with an estimated 5 million children being subjected to drugs such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) and amphetamines (Dexedrine, Adderall).  \n\nThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Revised Edition published by the American Psychiatric Association, originally warned of the dangers of administering Ritalin to children - but that this information mysteriously disappeared from the most recent edition, thus supporting suspicions that the industry is engaged in a cover-up. \n\nRitalin and other such stimulants suppress growth of all organs of the body by disrupting growth-hormone cycles - an effect that is likely to have long-lasting detrimental effects to the health of the child. Animal studies show that amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine cause brain-cell death - and that Ritalin causes permanent brain dysfunction if administered at regular clinical doses. Some children develop tics - which in some cases become permanent. Some children develop severe mental disorders such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders - as well as manic and schizophrenic-like behavior.  As if this weren't bad enough, Ritalin, Adderall, and all such stimulants cause cardiovascular problems by disrupting the rhythm of the heart, and on occasion can (and have) lead to cardiac arrest. \n\nNeed I say more?
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Tom Cruise is harmless he is just a bit mental. He has been in some amazing movies, and War of the Worlds, whilst not his best, was pretty damn good. I'll be there for MI3
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Tom Cruise.  He is a stuck up pompous horses ass.
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Along woth tom cruise, parris hilton, nicole richie, anna nicole smith is among the most over hyped untalented celebrities out there. \n\nEnough of these idiots.
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That people would rather go camping with Saddam Hussein than Tom Cruise!  See link...\nhttp://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/3/24/163540.shtml?s=ic
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Tom Cruise is the most famous member of the cult of Scientology.  And it IS a cult.  Despite what a few fanatical members may say, it IS a cult. The church harasses & bullies anyone who they deem an "enemy" (basically anyone who has anything negative to say about the "church"). They will RUIN YOUR LIFE if you speak out against them long enough.\n\nThe founder is L. Ron Hubbard, the science FICTION writer who once told a friend that the best way to make lots of money is to start your own religion. Though being a very outspoken critic of psychiatric drugs, it was discovered upon Hubbards death that the anti-anxiety drug hydroxyzine (Vistaril) was present in his body, which several of his assistants would later attest was only one of many psychiatric & pain medications Hubbard ingested over the years.\n\nScientologists believe the evil alien ruler Xenu killed a lot of aliens (Thetans) from around the universe by bringing them to earth & blowing them up inside volcanoes. They believe the souls of these aliens (these souls are "Body Thetans") have attached themselves to us & cause many of our mental & physical ills. Even members of the Church of Scientology who know of Xenu will publicly deny the existence of Xenu & Body Thetans, or attempt to minimize their importance. Scientology has many graduated levels through which one can progress. Many who remain at lower levels in the church are unaware of much of the these doctrines, which mostly begin at Operating Thetan level three, or "OT III". Because the information imparted to members is to be kept secret from others who have not attained that level, the member must publicly deny its existence when asked. OT III recipients must sign a waiver promising never to reveal its secrets before they are given the manila envelope containing the Xenu knowledge.\n\nTo rid ourselves of "Body Thetans" & also “engrams” (past negative experiences stored in our unconscious mind) so that we can become “clear”, we have to go through "auditing" with a member of the “church” who uses an "e-meter" to measure our “reactive mind”...... & we have to pay lots & lots of money for “auditing” (purchased in 12.5-hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 & $9,000 for advanced sessions) & to take courses on Scientology to advance to higher “levels” in the “church”. The “church” has also taken a very hostile stance towards psychiatry & psychiatric drugs irrespective of the fact that some people require medication to remain adequately functional in everyday life. They deny the reality of chemical imbalance & profound mental disturbance & accordingly do NOTHING to effectively stabilize the dangerously unstable. The “church” has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (with deadly results).\n\nScientology is undeniably a cult. For more information on what a cult is & what their damaging effects are, please visit the link provided at the bottom of the sources. Just know that Scientology DOES qualify by meeting these 5 criteria:\n\n(1) It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate & retain its members. (2) It forms an elitist totalitarian society. (3) Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable & has charisma. (4) It believes 'the end justifies the means' in order to solicit funds & recruit people. (5) Its wealth does not benefit its members or society.