View Full Version : Teen dies after taking friend's ADHD medication


Andrew
10-09-03, 11:07 PM
WJRT, MI
... prescription Adderall pills. ABC12's Katie Mitzner had more.
Adderall is a common drug prescribed for children with ADHD. It also is ...
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/news/100903_NW_da_drug.html

elSenor
10-11-03, 11:57 AM
Geez, that's terrible. For this reason, I would never "share" my medication with anyone. If the stims give them any problems, I know both the asker and the courts are gonna blame me, even though I wasn't the person who made the stupid decision to abuse drugs.

I wonder how parents deal with this. If other kids find out the child is taking stimulants, the peer pressure to share or sell must be enormous.