ADHD Diagnoses on the Rise

Kids these days are more hyperactive than ever! Or at least they’re being diagnosed as such at an increasing rate. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that one in five high school boys in the U.S., and 11 percent of all school-age kids, have been diagnosed with ADHD. The number of children diagnosed with ADHD in the U.S. has increased 16 percent since 2007 and 53 percent over the past 10 years. About two thirds of those kids are prescribed stimulants such as Adderall or Ritalin. The astronomical rise in pescriptions has some worries some doctors, who tell the Times that the medications are being used as study aids and sold to friends.