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To: neverdem

adderall boosted my DD’s grade average an entire grade and helped her be able to focus, set goals, and organize

when a kid needs it, it works


8 posted on 07/10/2013 2:18:09 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: silverleaf
>>> when a kid needs it, it works <<

Can someone explain to me why college age people are prescribed Ritalin? I thought it was used on children because stimulants have the opposite effect on children with ADD.
14 posted on 07/10/2013 5:14:26 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: silverleaf
when a kid needs it, it works

It's over prescribed and the number of kids who really need it is in the low single digits as a percent of all children.

19 posted on 07/11/2013 1:48:22 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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