ADHD Medication

The prescription drug Ritilin and Adderall are commonly used to treat ADHD in children. After reading this article it gave important information about how much prescription use in children and teens has risen just from the years 1995 to 1999. It said there was a 26% increase in those years for children taking this prescription drug. Just imagine how high it is now. It also argued that the reason why they are prescribing this medication so much is because the criteria of being ADHD keeps changing. Which in turn puts more kids on the list of being prescribed the drug. The long term effects on the developing brain from these drugs is still unknown. But, parents argue that they rather have there kid be on medication then have them grow up and have social and academic problems. I personally think that Doctor's answer to everything is take this pill. My oldest nephew was prescribed Ritilin when he was five years old. He took it for three years and there was still no change in his behavior. Then they would take him off of it for awhile then put him right back on. He is now twenty one years old is not taking anything for his " ADHD", and seems to be functioning fine. Another example of a person being diagnosed with ADHD would be my father in law. They had put him on every medication possible and nothing worked. In fact some of the medication had caused him to be suicidal. After awhile my father in law said to hell with medication,and is currently in good health. I think that ADHD medication should not be prescribed to children. Meaning three years old to ten years old. Children are still developing and if there behavior is a little to hyper for you, I don't think you should try and fix it with a pill. If anything try something else rather then having drugs be your first option.

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