Adderall Suicide

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The Sunday Times carries a long front-page article about a young man, Richard Fee, who committed suicide.

The article claims: "Medications like Adderall can markedly improve the lives of children and others with the disorder. But the tunnel-like focus the medicines provide has led growing numbers of teenagers and young adults to fake symptoms to obtain steady prescriptions for highly addictive medications that carry serious psychological dangers."

But the article contains no evidence or proof of this claim that "growing numbers of teenagers and young adults" have faked symptoms. It's a claim that would be hard to prove, because you'd have to rely on someone self-reporting that they lied, and anyone who admits that they lied is someone whose testimony might well be considered not 100% reliable.

The article goes on to blame Fee's doctor and the drug manufacturer for his suicide. Fee himself, and his parents, don't get blamed or scrutinized much at all.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 8, 2013 1:55 AM
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