This violence is not really the focus of the book, but the smokescreen which allows the plot to unfold. Rioting, looting and disorder ensues, as a nation of violent criminals revert to their feral state, tearing the capital apart. Overnight, funding for Concentr8 is slashed and the drug is withdrawn. Better for teachers, better for parents and better for society as a whole, right? The attached disability living allowance directed to parents makes things easier too. It prevents downward spirals into crime, suppresses excessive energy, makes them more manageable and less prone to violent or aggressive behaviour. Soon the ADHD epidemic becomes quite manageable with these behaviour altering medicines. Once teachers recommend which troublesome, unfocused or overly-active kids should be put forward for the programme, 95% of those suggested are on the drug. Set in a future London, Concentr8 is a prescription drug intended to help kids with ADD and ADHD.
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