More than 7,600 children were poisoned by prescription Adderall in 2021, a 300% increase over the past two decades
The explosion in prescriptions for ADHD drugs has led to a 300 percent increase in children’s risk of overdosing. About 20 to 3.3 million children age 19 and younger have a prescription for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The researchers noted a sharp increase in reports of poisonings, from about 1,900 in 2000 to 7,600 in 2021, due … Read more
