As the US Adderall shortage continues, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report Thursday that noted a boom in prescriptions for the stimulant between 2020 and 2021.
The CDC found that prescriptions for stimulants like Adderall – a drug made from amphetamine salts, used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder – increased among American adults by over 10% during the pandemic.
Using market data, the CDC analyzed claims from unidentifiable patients enrolled in employer-sponsored insurance to look at the number of people taking stimulants.
Specifically, they found that women ages 20 to 24 saw a nearly 20% spike in prescriptions between 2020 and 2021, while the percentage of men in the same age group only jumped about 4%.
The results coincide with a startling trend of women who are self-diagnosing ADHD, as others continue to share their symptoms online. Meanwhile, medical professionals have warned not to rely on social media to receive a diagnosis and urged people to seek a clinician’s advice.
Americans and their drug use is ugly , a once great people reduced to bums
Opium Wars 3.0 – only this time WE’RE the targets!