ADHD Drugs Are Used To Get High
Common Drugs Used For ADHD Are Often Abused

ROSWELL, GA, August 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Drugs commonly prescribed for hyperactive children are increasingly being abused, causing a rising number of poison control calls, according to a study published in PEDIATRICS.

The study tracked calls to U.S. poison control centers from 1998 to 2005 among 13- to 19-year-olds and found that during the eight-year study period, calls by teens to poison control centers for all types of stimulant ADHD drug abuse rose by 76%.

"Calls related to teenaged victims of prescription ADHD medication abuse rose 76%, which is faster than calls for victims of substance abuse generally and teen substance abuse," wrote researcher Jennifer Setlik, MD, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and colleagues.

The use of stimulant medications to treat ADHD is on the rise. The drugs often have adverse effects and children are unwittingly introduced to increased risks for drug addiction as well as a lifetime of taking medication for a problem which is not well understood.

Stimulant medications, including Adderall and methylphenidate (Ritalin), have a high abuse potential. Due to the fact Adderall has a powerful effect of increasing blood pressure, it carries the same risk of sudden death, stroke, and heart attack in patients with pre-existing heart conditions, as does methylphenidate and other stimulants used to treat ADHD, as well as the same risk of seizures in patients with a history of seizures.

According to Mary Rieser of the Narconon of Georgia drug treatment center, "We see many clients who were prescribed these medications as children and are now addicted to other drugs. We find that many times if the client is taken off these medications they find that they no longer suffer from the symptoms associated with ADHD."

Narconon of Georgia offers addiction treatment and drug rehabilitation for all types of drugs with a 76% success rate. It uses a unique pain free approach to withdrawal and delivers a sauna program which removes residual drugs from the body, thus reducing cravings for many people.

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