Rx'd - ADHD

Surge in women taking drugs for ADHD - Newsday: "The number of Americans taking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medicines rose 36 percent in 2012 from 2008, led by a surge among women, according to drug-benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co.
Use of the medications grew 85 percent in 2012 from 2008 for women ages 26 to 34, and women 19 and over now outnumber men in use of the medicines, according to the report released yesterday. Boys 12 to 18 years old are the most heavily prescribed, with about 9.3 percent on ADHD drugs in 2012.
Almost 4.8 million privately insured people were on ADHD medicines in 2012, the report said. Those with the disorder have problems paying attention, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says."



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