"IT SOUNDS like a mad idea, but it works. Take children who are unruly and
unable to
focus on their schoolwork, and give them amphetamine-like stimulants. Far
from making
them bounce off the walls, the drugs can turn little terrors into
attentive students.
However, the idea of prescribing drugs related to addictive illegal
stimulants has
always caused concern - all the more so given the escalation in diagnoses
of
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the condition the drugs
are supposed
to treat. Now re****ts are coming in of serious adverse reactions,
including
hallucinations and, in rare suspected cases, sudden death from
cardiovascular
problems (see "Hyperactivity drugs are out of control")."
More at http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19025451.800
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