[From article]
Adults in the U.S. have overtaken children in taking medication for the condition and accounted for 53 percent of the industrywide 63 million prescriptions for ADHD drugs last year,
[. . .]
More parents of children with ADHD -- which leads to restlessness, lack of focus and impulsive behavior -- are also getting diagnosed amid a growing awareness that it can be inherited.
[. . .]
In Europe, children are still by far the larger segment, making up 74 percent of ADHD patients in 2014. “It is important to note that the level of acceptance, diagnosis and available medications for ADHD are more limited in Europe than the U.S.,”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/american-adults-surpass-children-in-taking-drugs-to-stay-focused
American Adults Surpass Children in Taking Drugs to Stay Focused
by Makiko Kitamura
June 22, 2015 — 4:05 AM EDT
Adults in the U.S. have overtaken children in taking medication for the condition and accounted for 53 percent of the industrywide 63 million prescriptions for ADHD drugs last year,
[. . .]
More parents of children with ADHD -- which leads to restlessness, lack of focus and impulsive behavior -- are also getting diagnosed amid a growing awareness that it can be inherited.
[. . .]
In Europe, children are still by far the larger segment, making up 74 percent of ADHD patients in 2014. “It is important to note that the level of acceptance, diagnosis and available medications for ADHD are more limited in Europe than the U.S.,”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-22/american-adults-surpass-children-in-taking-drugs-to-stay-focused
American Adults Surpass Children in Taking Drugs to Stay Focused
by Makiko Kitamura
June 22, 2015 — 4:05 AM EDT
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