The issue of over-used and over-prescribed ADHD drugs is in the news:
Some doctors are prescribing ADHD drugs to patients who want to lose weight. “….a chemical imbalance in the brain that is caused by ADHD prevents obese people from being able to lose weight.” See the article:
http://www.alternativehealthjournal.com/article/the_drug_companies_are_at_it_again_doctors_prescribing_psychiatric_drugs_for_weight_loss/3581
And American Academy of Pediatrics reports in Pediatrics Magazine that “calls to poison control centers found that calls related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication abuse rose 76 percent.” Kids are using ADHD drugs to get high.
Check out this report:
http://www.cphpost.dk/news/national/88-national/46950-prescriptions-skyrocket-for-adhd-kids.html.
And this one on adolescents using ADHD drugs recreationally:
http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20370890&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=506172&rfi=6
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