A nationwide shortage of Adderall is beginning to impact the lives of students with ADHD, many of whom are acting out and falling behind academically, according to news reports.
ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood, with an estimated 6.1 million U.S. children aged 2-17 diagnosed, as well as about 8.1 percent of adults aged 18-44. Sixty-two percent of those diagnosed take ADHD medication.
In addition to shortages of Adderall and its generics, there are shortages of SSRI sertraline, which treats obsessive compulsive disorder and PTSD, cancer medications, and even some common over-the-counter cold and flu medicines.
According to a report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security, drug shortages spiked at the close of 2022 when the number of active shortages reached 295.
The report blamed the shortage on an overreliance on foreign and geographically concentrated sources of critical drugs, pointing out that nearly 80 percent of manufacturing facilities that produce the active ingredients of drugs are located outside of the country, as foreign governments are more likely to offer tax incentives and have fewer regulations.
Vermont is often ranked as one of the nation's safest states. But since October, it has had 10 homicides and one suspicious death, including a double homicide in Burlington.
Officials in Mexico are trying to determine what's responsible for the death of a man and injuries to a woman at a Pacific coast resort.
The Virginia mother whose six-year-old son brought a gun to school and shot his teacher is expected to be sentenced.
The family of a 19-year-old woman who died in a hotel's freezer six years ago has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million.
Prince Harry has won his lawsuit against the publisher of UK tabloid, The Daily Mirror.
Among them were fruity disposable e-cigarettes made by Elf Bar, the most popular brand with teenagers who vape.
The White House has unveiled a list of 48 drugs that drugmakers will have to pay rebates to the federal government on due to raising their prices higher than the cost of inflation during this year.
Two people were arrested after seven fourth-grade students at a Virginia elementary school experienced a reaction after consuming gummy bears laced with fentanyl.
A woman has filed a lawsuit against a Boston fertility doctor accusing him of secretly impregnating her with his own sperm.
A man has been charged for the October fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Wool.
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