2 6 ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁Pres ley ▁addressed ▁a ▁Cong r essional ▁hearing ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁medic ation ▁in ▁tre ating ▁AD HD , ▁stating : ▁" I ▁have ▁spoken ▁to ▁children ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁c oca ine - like ▁stim ul ant ▁to ▁control ▁their ▁behavior ; ▁I ▁have ▁shared ▁their ▁sense ▁of ▁she er ▁des per ation . ▁Children ▁have ▁been ▁w rench ed ▁from ▁their ▁family ' s ▁care ▁simply ▁because ▁their ▁parents ▁fav ored ▁an ▁alternative , ▁drug - free ▁approach ▁to ▁address ing ▁educational ▁and ▁behavior al ▁problems . ▁The ▁psych otrop ic ▁dru gg ing ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁children ▁has ▁to ▁stop ." ▁These ▁views ▁reflected ▁her ▁belief s ▁as ▁a ▁Scient ologist . ▁Address ing ▁the ▁Committee ▁as ▁the ▁International ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁Children ' s ▁Rights , ▁for ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ▁Commission ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( C CH R ), ▁a ▁group ▁run ▁by ▁Scient olog ists , ▁Pres ley ▁expressed ▁her ▁view ▁that ▁parents ▁should ▁be ▁informed ▁about ▁alternatives ▁to ▁dru gs ▁so ▁they ▁may ▁" make ▁an ▁informed ▁choice ▁about ▁their ▁child ' s ▁educational ▁and ▁medical ▁needs ". ▁ ▁Pres ley ▁officially ▁defect ed ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁though ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁experien cing ▁growing ▁diss ent ▁with ▁Scient ology ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁estate ▁After ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ' s ▁death ▁at