| Are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) children at | | | | (amphetamines), antidepressants come from their |
| greater risk from drug abuse? The answer is yes and | | | | parents' medicines cabinets! Apart from locking their |
| this also includes children with bipolar disorder and with | | | | cabinets, parents should be on the lookout for |
| ADHD which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity | | | | symptoms of drug dependency. If the teenager |
| disorder. Actually, the only good news is that more | | | | withdraws from social networks and old friends, sports |
| parents are now talking to teenagers in general about | | | | and church activities, that may be a sign. Also |
| the risks of drug abuse and figures are up slightly to | | | | problems with inattention at school may be |
| 37% compared to 32% last year. Experts agree that if | | | | commented on by his/her teacher. Irritability, lack of |
| teenagers discuss drug abuse with their parents, they | | | | focus and certainly mood swings may be other |
| are far less likely to do it. These figures come from | | | | indicators. These are also symptoms of attention |
| the Partnership for a Drug- Free America after they | | | | deficit disorder to a certain extent which muddies the |
| had surveyed 6,500 teenagers. | | | | picture considerably. |
| Attention Deficit Disorder children will have a number | | | | The only way out of the jungle is to look at ADHD |
| of challenges to face as they try to cope with time | | | | medication and decide if the risks of drug dependency |
| management skills and self-control. If they are not | | | | and the side effects are really worth it. Parents are |
| treated at all for ADD, they are likely to carry it into | | | | now looking at alternative attention deficit hyperactivity |
| adulthood and if they are treated with ADHD | | | | disorder treatment as there are too many |
| psychostimulants, as the majority are, they are not | | | | unanswered questions about this condition. They want |
| going to be cured and there is still a risk of substance | | | | to know about side effects (there are none) but they |
| abuse. Their only hope is if they receive enough | | | | also want to know the risks. As regards risks of drug |
| support at school and at home to help them acquire | | | | dependency, there are none. But they want to know |
| these skills which will help them cope with hyperactivity, | | | | what are the actual ingredients that go into the |
| impulsivity and inattention. | | | | preparation of these alternative medicines for attention |
| Where do they get the drugs? The shocking statistic is | | | | deficit hyperactivity disorder. All the answers to these |
| that a lot of them like Valium, ADHD meds | | | | questions are in the link below. |