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ADHD: Is Ritalin Overprescribed?
Title: ADHD: Is Ritalin Overprescribed?
Category: Recreation & Sports / Mental Health
Details: Words: 1438 | Pages: 6.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
ADHD: Is Ritalin Overprescribed?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also know as ADHD, is a behavioral syndrome that can be found in both adults and children. Former ally known as hyperactivity, major symptoms are inattention and distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any period of time. ADHD can be managed many different ways including through medication. One of these medications is Ritalin, and in recent years, there has been concern that this drug is being given out too often. (Web Md, 2002)
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…showed last 85 words of 1438 total…can also be dealt with using other method besides drugs such as Ritalin. In severe cases, Ritalin may become necessary, however this should only occur after many series of tests and observations. Instead, all over the world, Ritalin is being prescribed for children who simply need more discipline in their life, have poor dietary habits, or may even have and allergic reaction to food or their environment. It is obvious that Ritalin is over prescribed, and is therefore putting children and adults in unnecessary danger.
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