microrobert
06-18-2012, 11:08 AM
ADHD prescriptions to children have spiked amid growing concerns of abuse
A major new study has revealed that prescription medications for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have spiked, a conclusion bound to fuel the increasing concern that these drugs are being misused and abused.
The study by the Food and Drug Administration, published online today, found that overall prescriptions for antibiotics dropped between 2002 and 2010.
Among those that dipped were cough medications, by 42 percent. In 2008, the FDA issued an advisory against over-the-counter drugs for minor coughs and colds in young children.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/adhd-prescriptions-to-children-have-spiked-amid-growing-concerns-of-abuse/2012/06/14/gJQASQSAdV_blog.html?utm_source=ADHD_News&utm_medium=twitter
A major new study has revealed that prescription medications for childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have spiked, a conclusion bound to fuel the increasing concern that these drugs are being misused and abused.
The study by the Food and Drug Administration, published online today, found that overall prescriptions for antibiotics dropped between 2002 and 2010.
Among those that dipped were cough medications, by 42 percent. In 2008, the FDA issued an advisory against over-the-counter drugs for minor coughs and colds in young children.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/adhd-prescriptions-to-children-have-spiked-amid-growing-concerns-of-abuse/2012/06/14/gJQASQSAdV_blog.html?utm_source=ADHD_News&utm_medium=twitter