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Soaring prescriptions prompt Ritalin inquiry
By Helen Gilbert,
Nursery World,
6 January 2005
The number of children in Scotland prescribed the controversial drug Ritalin has increased tenfold over the past eight years, prompting an inquiry into the care and treatment provided for Scottish children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). The call came in a report published by NHS watchdog Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) last month, after it revealed that prescriptions for the behaviour-controlling drug rose from 69 per 10,000 children in 1996 to 603 per 10,000 children in 2003.
The number of children in Scotland prescribed the controversial drug Ritalin has increased tenfold over the past eight years, prompting an inquiry into...
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