6 Out of 100 Teens Used a Prescription For a Mental Health Issue Last Month – 9% diagnosed with ADHD!
Approximately 6% of US teens report psychotropic medication use, which is to say drugs for some mental health issue. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), investigators led by Bruce Jonas, PhD, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), found that among US noninstitutionalized …