In a message dated 11/18/2002 1:04:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, NJ-MEMORIES-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > When my first child was born the dr told me to give > her paragoric whenever she kept waking up and fussing. Thank God, my mom > was > here and told me not to follow those directions. She said you will have > that > child addicted. > Our pediatrician had me give the kids phenobarbital when teething problems got really bad. She said that the small amount wouldn't cause addiction problems, and sure enough, it didn't, any more than taking Vicodin for an injury or postoperative pain turns you into an addict. Once the pain went away, so did the phenobarbital. Doris in Colorado (Up2Nutrix@aol.com) "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." -- Jim Elliot, missionary and martyr