ADHD drug prescriptions have risen in U.S., FDA reports

From The Washington Post/On Parenting blog (6/18):

The pediatric use of prescription attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs increased by 46% between 2002 and 2010, FDA researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics. Meanwhile, they noted that overall prescriptions for antibiotics and cough medications declined during the study period.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/adhd-prescriptions-to-children-have-spiked-amid-growing-concerns-of-abuse/2012/06/14/gJQASQSAdV_blog.html