Misuse of medication - Revision history

Robert Brockway at 04:29, 14 September 2025

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	Any of these should be a concern to parents who have received a diagnoses for ADHD for their child and a recommendation to medicate. A rapidly changing definition could mean that a diagnosis is true in a legal sense but false in a practical sense.		Any of these should be a concern to parents who have received a diagnoses for ADHD for their child and a recommendation to medicate. A rapidly changing definition could mean that a diagnosis is true in a legal sense but false in a practical sense.

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	* [http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414 The Drugging of the American Boy]		* [http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414 The Drugging of the American Boy]

Robert Brockway at 04:29, 14 September 2025

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	* [http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414 The Drugging of the American Boy]		* [http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414 The Drugging of the American Boy]

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Robert Brockway at 08:37, 7 January 2024

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	Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) ~~and drugged at an alarming rate~~. This ~~rate~~ is ~~increasing,~~ ~~which is prompting an increase in~~ the ~~sales~~ of ~~drugs~~ ~~for~~ treat ~~the~~ ~~condition.~~ ~~In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years~~.~~<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occurring:~~		Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD). This is followed by the [[misuse of medication]] to treat this and other conditions.

			The rate of diagnosis of ADHD is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the condition. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occurring:

	# A higher proportion of people have ADHD than in the past		# A higher proportion of people have ADHD than in the past

Robert Brockway: Robert Brockway moved page Drugging to Misuse of medication

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Robert Brockway moved page Drugging to Misuse of medication

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Robert Brockway at 08:51, 26 November 2023

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Robert Brockway at 02:18, 2 April 2014

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	Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the ~~conditon~~. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is ~~occuring~~:		Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the condition. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occurring:

	# A higher proportion of people have ADHD than in the past		# A higher proportion of people have ADHD than in the past

Robert Brockway at 02:18, 2 April 2014

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	Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the conditon. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occuring:		Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the conditon. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occuring:

	# ~~More~~ people have ADHD than in the past		# A higher proportion of people have ADHD than in the past
	# There are ~~more~~ false diagnoses than in the past		# There are a higher proportion of false diagnoses than in the past
	# The definition of ADHD is changing rapidly		# The definition of ADHD is changing rapidly

Robert Brockway at 02:17, 2 April 2014

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	# The definition of ADHD is changing rapidly		# The definition of ADHD is changing rapidly

	Any of these should be a concern to parents who have received a diagnoses for ADHD for their child and a recommendation to medicate.		Any of these should be a concern to parents who have received a diagnoses for ADHD for their child and a recommendation to medicate. A rapidly changing definition could mean that a diagnosis is true in a legal sense but false in a practical sense.

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Robert Brockway at 02:15, 2 April 2014

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	Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the conditon. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> ~~Either~~ ~~there~~ ~~has~~ ~~been~~ a ~~fundamental~~ ~~shift in the mental health~~ of ~~boys~~ ~~or misdiagnosis~~ is ~~occurring at an ever increasing rate. Occam's razor would suggest the latter is more likely but either should be cause for alarm.~~		Children, and boys in particular, are being diagnosed with ''Attention Deficite Hyperactivity Disorder'' (ADHD) and drugged at an alarming rate. This rate is increasing, which is prompting an increase in the sales of drugs for treat the conditon. In the United States, for example, sales of ADHD drugs have increased by 89% in four years.<ref>http://www.esquire.com/features/drugging-of-the-american-boy-0414</ref> The rapidly rising diagnoses rate suggests one of three things is occuring:

			# More people have ADHD than in the past
			# There are more false diagnoses than in the past
			# The definition of ADHD is changing rapidly

			Any of these should be a concern to parents who have received a diagnoses for ADHD for their child and a recommendation to medicate.

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