ADHD
By Victoria Kim
Former Microsoft manager becomes marijuana mogul, $1 billion in cocaine intercepted en route to US, and UK soda addict dies from massive pulmonary edema. MORE
By Sarah Beller
Rampant abuse of "study drugs" drives many colleges to adopt stricter policies. Students tell The Fix they doubt much will change. MORE
Experts hope the new DSM will recognize the increasingly common disorder. MORE
Neurologists say ADHD meds should not be prescribed to healthy kids as a study aid. MORE
Australian sports teams face doping charges, eating disorders on the rise in Canada, and Jay Williams says Chicago Bulls players got high before games. MORE
Highly controversial ADHD medications receive a ringing endorsement from the kids who take them. MORE
Binge drinking in Africa surges, Facebook now offers gambling with real money, and Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham faces addiction allegations. MORE
People with autism embraced the idea of "neurodiversity" to celebrate their condition as a positive identity, not a disease and disability. Should addicts do the same? MORE
A new FDA study yields fascinating stats on the quantities of drugs prescribed to US children and adults. MORE
Defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock reveals his ongoing struggle with video game addiction, depression and ADHD. MORE
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A clumsy robber is busted two days later when cops see through his transparent ruse.
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A pastor receives threats after alerting police to "drug addicted behavior" around his Upper East Side church.
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"Chu" faces prison after spending millions of taxpayers' yuan on an online role-playing game.
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With the government turning a blind eye to a growing "national disaster," religious groups put aside their differences to help.
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A group of Beverly Hills moms say marijuana makes them better wives and parents.
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