A new study seeks to clarify whether drug treatment of ADHD helps students improve their performance in school in the long run.
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Prescriptions for Kids: ADHD Meds and Birth Control Pills Are Up, Antibiotics Are Down
The FDA reports that drug prescriptions for kids have dropped overall since 2002, but while the use of certain drugs like antibiotics fell, prescriptions for others, including ADHD meds, increased significantly.
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?
Should Depressed People Avoid Having Children?
Do people with depression or other psychological problems have any moral obligation to forgo bearing children in order to avoid passing on their “bad” genes?
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.
How Getting Tipsy May Inspire Creativity
A new study finds that men who got moderately drunk on vodka cranberries did better on tests of inspired thinking.
ADHD: Why the Youngest Kids in a Class Are Most Likely to Be Diagnosed
Immaturity may be getting confused for symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in younger children.
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Advice from Dr. Spock’s 9th Edition: Less Materialism, More Nature
More than six decades after his seminal child care book was published, Dr. Spock still knows what’s best for baby.
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 …
Why the Myth of the Meth-Damaged Brain May Hinder Recovery
Methamphetamine is widely believed to cause brain damage and cognitive impairment in users. But this claim may be wildly overblown, according to a new review of the research.
New ADHD Guidelines Include Kids as Young as 4
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for diagnosing and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in preschoolers as young as 4. Previous guidelines, issued in 2000 and 2001, focused on …
The Healthland Podcast: How Steve Jobs Lived and Died, House M.D., and ADHD Drugs
Welcome back, and please remember to subscribe to this podcast for free on iTunes. That’s a poignant reminder this week, since it was Steve Jobs who launched iTunes. On the podcast this week, we talk about Jobs’ experimentation …