Knowing ADHD Medications
Some Myths About ADHD Meds (stimulants):
Myth:
ADHD Meds (stimulants) can lead to drug addiction later in life.
Fact: Stimulants help many children focus and be more successful at school, home, and play. Avoiding negative experiences now may actually help prevent addictions and other emotional problems later.
Myth:
Responding well to a stimulant drug proves a person has ADHD.
Fact: Stimulants allow many people to focus and pay better attention, whether or not they have ADD ADHD. The improvement is just more noticeable in people with ADD ADHD.
Myth:
ADD medications should be stopped when the child reaches adolescence.
Fact: Not so! About 80 percent of those who needed medication as children still need it as teenagers. Fifty percent need medication as adults.
