UK: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Ritalin use for ADHD children soars fourfold

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UK: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Ritalin use for ADHD children soars fourfold

The Guardian – Prescriptions of Ritalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have quadrupled in a decade, prompting fears it is being pushed on children at the expense of alternative treatments and without appreciation of long-term effects. Figures released by the NHS business services authority to the Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt reveal the number of prescriptions of methylphenidate hydrochloride, the generic name for Ritalin, rose in England from 158,000 in 1999 to 661,463 in 2010. Read article

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