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Understanding the Rise in ADHD Diagnoses: 11% of U.S. Children Are Affected
The rates of U.S. children affected by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are skyrocketing, according to a recent report, but experts caution that the latest numbers require a bit of decoding.
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ADHD Medications Improve Decision-Making, But Are They Being Over Used?
The latest studies show that while attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs can be effective, some kids may be wrongly diagnosed — and therefore inappropriately treated — with the stimulant medications.
Drugging Poor Kids to Boost Grades in Failing Schools: One Doc Says Yes
Why are so many poor kids taking risky psychiatric medications? A front-page story in Tuesday’s New York Times offers one surprising answer: some pediatricians are prescribing drugs — medications to treat ADHD — to try to …
Early ADHD Treatment May Improve Girls’ Math Scores
A new study seeks to clarify whether drug treatment of ADHD helps students improve their performance in school in the long run.
Teens Taking ADHD Drugs to Get Good Grades: How Big a Problem Is It?
Students have been taking stimulants to get ahead since the 1930s. Is there any reason to believe the problem is bigger today than ever before?
Fake Adderall Sold Online, FDA Warns
Counterfeit versions of Adderall, Teva Pharmaceutical’s widely used ADHD drug, are being sold online with the wrong active ingredients.
Performance-Enhancing Drugs O.K. in School, but Not in Sports, Students Say
If you ask college men, they’ll say that it’s more unethical to use steroids to boost athletic performance than it is to take prescription stimulants to get better grades, according to new survey of Penn State freshmen.
ADHD Drugs Don’t Pose Heart Risks for Adults
In the second of a series of three government-commissioned studies on the risks of popular drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers report that the medications do not lead to increased …
Faking It: Why Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Who Seek Treatment Don’t Have ADHD
A new survey of patients’ medical records finds that nearly a quarter of adults who seek treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may be exaggerating or faking their symptoms. Why would someone fake a psychological …
Adderall May Not Make You Smarter, But It Makes You Think You Are
Adderall, Ritalin and other “smart drugs” have become popular among college students and young professionals, who use them to enhance performance.