http://www.onpointradio.org/2006/02/new-focus-on-adhd-drugs On Point is a live, two-hour morning news-analysis program, produced by WBUR 90.9 and NPR. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:59:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.onpointradio.org/2006/02/new-focus-on-adhd-drugs/comment-page-1#comment-10097 John J. Acker, LICSW Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.onpointradio.org/2006/02/new-focus-on-adhd-drugs/#comment-10097 As a mental health practitioner I have worked with a number of children having ADHD, as well as on the homefront, two of my own children have ADHD. What is uncanny is that it is a constant struggle for these children to stay on the medication and people are seeking the stimulants for enhancement? Yes, it is heredity and my wife does not have ADHD. Stimulants have improved the lives of so many and it woudl be a shame to scare people away from something that could provide so much relief. I agree with Dr. Hallowell in saying that inappropriate use does not constitute labeling this medication as dangerous. Let's see the data before pontificating further on this subject. As a mental health practitioner I have worked with a number of children having ADHD, as well as on the homefront, two of my own children have ADHD. What is uncanny is that it is a constant struggle for these children to stay on the medication and people are seeking the stimulants for enhancement? Yes, it is heredity and my wife does not have ADHD. Stimulants have improved the lives of so many and it woudl be a shame to scare people away from something that could provide so much relief. I agree with Dr. Hallowell in saying that inappropriate use does not constitute labeling this medication as dangerous. Let’s see the data before pontificating further on this subject.

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