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by ghusto 1214 days ago
Over-diagnosed, yup I'd agree with that, but I'd stick to my original "mostly a scam" statement.

The pharmaceutical companies have taken a real disease, and spun it into a scam where they're pushing for wider and wider definitions for diagnosis.

It's happening in Europe right now, but it's more apparent for those watching because we're not used to this frankly evil practice over here. And it is evil, because you're essentially getting kids as young as five hooked on speed.