Do Not Prescribe ADHD Drugs To Mentally Healthy Children, Doctors Told

Is wrong for doctors to prescribe attention-boosting drugs for mentally healthy kids who misuse them as a means of achieving better grades at school, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) announced in a public statement. It is a doctor's duty to promote a child's 'authentic' development. Children need protection from coercion from peers or parents, the AAN added. Teens often use these "study drugs" (ADHD medications) when they don't actually meet the criteria for the disorders the medications are supposedly prescribed for... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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