CCHR said getting the facts can be hard amid skewed “awareness” campaigns that promote a “disease” in order to sell drugs. The reported prevalence rates for ADHD in children and adolescents simply keep increasing—from 6.1% in 1997-1998 to 10.2% in 2015-2016. [3] The manufacturer of one ADHD drug claims the ADHD rate is up to 12%. In some children, stimulants can cause the paranoid feeling that bugs are crawling on them. [14] A study published in the medical journal Pediatrics found that children on ADHD drugs were over 200% more likely to experience psychotic symptoms.

Source: Huffington Post October 10, 2022 19:07 UTC