Very interesting article today in the Vancouver Sun, focusing on the lack of medical resources to help treat Adult ADHD. A few article points include: - The disorder is costing more than $500 million a year in health, education and justice system costs - “We want the government to have a treatment strategy for dealing with this as a public health issue.” - People with undiagnosed ADHD are also more likely to commit crimes, abuse drugs or alcohol, and have unplanned pregnancies, according to a report released in February by the BCMA.
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Very interesting article today in the Vancouver Sun, focusing on the lack of medical resources to help treat Adult ADHD. A few article points include:
- The disorder is costing more than $500 million a year in health, education and justice system costs
- “We want the government to have a treatment strategy for dealing with this as a public health issue.”
- People with undiagnosed ADHD are also more likely to commit crimes, abuse drugs or alcohol, and have unplanned pregnancies, according to a report released in February by the BCMA.
Here is the link, please take a moment to read the article: CLICK HERE