| Is this a cultural thing? In England the recommended treatment for ADD / ADHD isn't amphetamine as a first response. Here's what NICE say: http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/attention-deficit-hyper... http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/attention-deficit-hyper... > Drug treatment is not indicated as first-line treatment for moderate ADHD. > Offer parents or carers referral to a group parent-training/education programme on its own or with other group treatment (CBT and/or social skills training) for the child or young person. > Consider individual psychological interventions (such as CBT or social skills training) for older adolescents. > Where ADHD is present with a learning disability, offer referral to an individual or group parent training/education programme according to the preference of the child or young person and the parents or carers. In England children should only be getting medication if they've been through a rigorous assessment and are seen as needing those meds. |
Of course I oversimplify; I know not all people/doctors/regions are like that.
And I do see some of that kind of attitude among some in Australia too, but societal attitudes and the government controls on pharmaceuticals that exist here and the U.K. keep things more moderate.