Just Say No To Legal Drugs

Are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) children at greater risk from drug abuse? The answer is yes and this also includes children with bipolar disorder and with ADHD which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Actually, the only good news is that more parents are now talking to teenagers in general about the risks of drug abuse and figures are up slightly to 37% compared to 32% last year. Experts agree that if teenagers discuss drug abuse with their parents, they are far less likely to do it. These figures come from the Partnership for a Drug- Free America after they had surveyed 6,500 teenagers.

Attention Deficit Disorder children will have a number of challenges to face as they try to cope with time management skills and self-control. If they are not treated at all for ADD, they are likely to carry it into adulthood and if they are treated with ADHD psychostimulants, as the majority are, they are not going to be cured and there is still a risk of substance abuse. Their only hope is if they receive enough support at school and at home to help them acquire these skills which will help them cope with hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention.

Where do they get the drugs? The shocking statistic is that a lot of them like Valium, ADHD meds (amphetamines), antidepressants come from their parents’ medicines cabinets! Apart from locking their cabinets, parents should be on the lookout for symptoms of drug dependency. If the teenager withdraws from social networks and old friends, sports and church activities, that may be a sign. Also problems with inattention at school may be commented on by his/her teacher. Irritability, lack of focus and certainly mood swings may be other indicators. These are also symptoms of attention deficit disorder to a certain extent which muddies the picture considerably.
The only way out of the jungle is to look at ADHD medication and decide if the risks of drug dependency and the side effects are really worth it. Parents are now looking at alternative attention deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment as there are too many unanswered questions about this condition. They want to know about side effects (there are none) but they also want to know the risks. As regards risks of drug dependency, there are none. But they want to know what are the actual ingredients that go into the preparation of these alternative medicines for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. All the answers to these questions are in the link below.