ADHD Drugs Articles:

Teen Abuse of ADHD Drugs – A Life-Threatening Problem

Question: When is a street drug of choice not a street drug? Answer: When it can also be sold by Big Pharma. ADHD drugs bind to cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) receptors in the brain, the same receptors that crystal meth and cocaine binds to – receptors that have also gone awry in the case of regular excess alcohol consumption. A new study reported by the Associated Press shows a 76 percent increase in emergency calls to poison control centers across the nation due to ADHD drugs.

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ADHD Drugs Burn Out Nerves Causing Later Life Memory Problems

The major problem with giving speed-like medication to children and adolescents in an effort to help them focus is that the substances are highly excitotoxic. Any benefit in terms of short-term cognitive improvement is traded off against long-term destruction of nerves.

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