Using a large national database, FDA researchers analyzed
prescription drug trends among children ages up to age 17 between 2002 and 2010
on an outpatient basis.
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that ADHD
prescriptions increased by 46 percent, and there were also higher numbers of
medications prescribed for asthma and birth control.
The United States uses approximately 90% of the world's
Ritalin. Amphetamines are chemically similar to cocaine. Both cause similar
reactions in the brain. If we were to give cocaine to hyperactive children,
instead of Ritalin, we’d most likely get similar results. Yet doing so would be
criminal. “We have become the only country in the world where children are
prescribed such a vast quantity of stimulants that share virtually the same
properties as cocaine,” says Gene R. Haislip, U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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Drug,” by clicking the link below.
