Tag: adhd

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19025451.800 IT SOUNDS like a mad idea, but it works. Take children who are unruly and unable to focus on their schoolwork, and give them amphetamine-like stimulants. Far from making them bounce off the walls, the drugs can turn little terrors into attentive students. However, the idea of prescribing drugs related to addictive illegal stimulants…