Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term

Re:Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term by pygy_ on Friday January 18, 2013 @02:31PM (#5080445)

At first this study suggested that medication, or medication plus therapy, produced the best results. However, after three years, these effects had faded, and by eight years there was no evidence that medication produced any academic or behavioral benefits.

This is the crux of the article.

What do you find offensive exactly?

It doesn't say stimulants don't have any effect, it says (citing research) that the effect wears off, and that other strategies have to be devised.

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Re:Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term by darkarmani on Friday January 18, 2013 @03:49PM (#5080928)

> What do you find offensive exactly?

The lying?

"Medication use decreased by 62% after the 14-month controlled trial"

The study wasn't controlled for 8 years. The link to the study was linked by other people.

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Re:Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term by pygy_ on Sunday January 20, 2013 @12:55PM (#5087549)

My bad. I took his word regarding the accuracy of the facts.

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Re:Children’s A.D.D. Drugs Don’t Work Long-Term by mistercow on Friday January 18, 2013 @02:43PM (#5080527)

>citing research

No, it vaguely gestures at research without citing it. No citation is actually given in this entire piece.

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