As the end of the academic year approaches and college and university students gear up for final exams, the black market for ADHD meds such as Concerta, Ritalin and Adderall will be doing a brisk business. It is what a campus newspaper at the University of Sydney...

This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it may withdraw its approval for generic versions of the medication Concerta (methylphenidate). The prescription drug is an extended-release version of Ritalin, used in the treatment of “attention deficit...

Like so many other Big Pharma players, Janssen pulls out all the stops in its marketing efforts when it comes to Concerta. One of the big selling points of Concerta and other ADHD medication is it helps kids in getting better grades in school and completing their...

When it comes to prescription drug abuse, most of the attention has been on prescription pain relievers, such as opioids. However, there has been another category of prescription medications that have increasingly been misused, both legally and illegally. Those are...

It is becoming widely known that the use of the ADD/ADHD medication Concerta can cause suicidal thoughts and tendencies in young people who are prescribed the drug. However, this medication also has a high potential for abuse – particularly among young people....

With the dramatic and alarming increase in diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and corresponding growth in the number of prescriptions designed to treat it, more and more questions are being raised. These questions are not only about the...

Leanne Bessner was an attractive, perky and popular fifteen-year-old girl from an average, stable, middle-class family. Among other activities, she played on her high school's basketball team. She was also diagnosed with “Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder,” or...

It’s the same old story, again and again. In a mad rush to maximize revenues and increase profits, Big Pharma creates “disorders” and “diseases,” then quickly develops “treatments,” which are then aggressively marketed to a public desperate for a quick and easy fix....

ADHD medications have been linked to a host of problematic side effects including gynocomastia and heart problems, but one of the biggest dangers with these medications is that some of them are now being linked to suicidal thoughts and actions in teenagers – the...