Concerns about medicating for ADD ADHD

There is a lot of controversy surrounding medication for ADD ADHD children. Many parents are uncomfortable with the idea, afraid of how it will affect their child. The truth is medication should be a very last resort after all posibilities such as food allergies, learning disabilities & enviromental allergies have been ruled out. The medical proffesion is to quick to give children mind altering substances without looking further into other causes.