Lowering the Bar: Adult ADHD, a Risky Diagnosis?

 ADHD in the News 2016-09-15


Public health officials have focused attention on the staggering increase in opioid overdoses and abuse of prescription painkillers, but little has been said about another growing threat -- abuse of drugs used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults. Since 2013, the FDA has received 19,000 reports of complications from ADHD drugs.