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A study reports poison control saw a huge increase in ADHD medication user error over the past 22 years. An Orlando pediatrics specialist shifts her attention to explanations and solutions.

The DEA plans to reinstate once longstanding requirements that were waived once COVID hit, enabling doctors to write millions of prescriptions for drugs such as OxyContin or Adderall without meeting patients in person.

People with ADHD in childhood are more likely to have problems with drugs and alcohol later. Studies have disagreed on whether treatment with stimulant drugs like Ritalin makes that abuse more likely, or protects against it. The biggest review yet says stimulant treatment neither helps nor hurts.