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Soaring prescriptions prompt Ritalin inquiry
By Helen Gilbert,
Nursery World,
22 December 2004
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 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...
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