An FDA Advisory Panel has finally come out and recommended that ADHD drugs such as Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin, Metadate, Adderall and Adderall XR should have a "black box" warning - the strongest kind. The reason? The drugs kill people. Aside from the usual side-effects of psychiatric drugs, such as suicide and murder, these drugs also cause cardiovascular problems. On a first look at the data that only covered a couple of years, they found 25 deaths and it is estimated that only a small percentage of adverse reactions to drugs are reported so the actual number of people who've died from these drugs is much, much higher.
Here is one of the articles: FDA panel urges strong, ‘black box’ alerts on ADHD drugs
Some people have been pointing out the dangers of these drugs for many years: Citizens Commission on Human Rights: ADHD & Learning Disorders.
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