Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Back To School: Pencils, Pens and Meds

Full story here: http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/admark/la-oe-klein20aug20,1,5517982.story?coll=la-headlines-business-advert
Los Angeles Times
August 20, 2007
Pencils, pens, meds
As kids head to class, pharmaceutical companies ramp up their drug marketing

Back-to-school season is in full swing. Time to pick out a backpack, sneakers and a stimulant medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Nearly 2 million children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD...

Besides time off from school, many kids with ADHD get a summer "vacation" from the prescription medications...

Children in the U.S. are 10 times more likely to take a stimulant medication for ADHD than are kids in Europe.

The U.S., ...consumes about 85% of the stimulants manufactured for ADHD.

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