Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall, Vyvanse

are all much stronger stimulants than coffee/caffeine.

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Fact:  One or more of Walt Disney's Christmas TV programs were sponsored by Coca-Cola.

There are all sorts of soft drinks available today with all sorts of different ingredients.  Some are safe for children, others may be questionable for certain children to consume.

The following seems to be a scare tactic issued by a trade guild to unnecessarily scare people (my view).

Sorry if my view offends some readers.

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False Scare Tactic:

If the following were true, grocery stores would not sell soft drinks at all or the soft drinks would be hidden and sold behind cages next to the alcohol products and tobacco products (my view/part of my view).

Soft drink machines are almost everywhere including motels, hotels, and hospitals.

Soft drink companies (2020) are major sponsors of sports like Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL), etc. whose sporting events are attended by children and adults.

Soft drinks are available from outlets like McDonald's, Burger King, Domino's Pizza, etc.

Soft drinks are available at Disneyland and Disney World, etc.

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X-ref:

- Alarmism
- Attempt To Churn Up Naive Visitors To Sell Them Expensive, Prescription Only Medicines
- Misplaced Values
- All Illnesses Are Due To One Thing:  The Fluoride In The Drinking Water, etc.

It's sad to see a trade guild push Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall, Vyvanse on children and try to demonize safer coffee/caffeine/caffeine products.

The following trade guild false warning/aka distorted politics/distorted overreaction (my view) is similar to the distorted, political, partisan thinking of the Donald J. Trump Oval Office (2020) which falsely claims a wall, perhaps with a moat and snakes, is needed to keep all Mexicans out of the United States to reduce sexual assault rates, murders, and drug deals..

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