{"id":2004227,"date":"2023-08-17T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T20:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:25:37","slug":"doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor addresses ADHD medication shortage and solutions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Shortage of Medication for Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder<\/h2>\n<p>The shortage of medication for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-kids-are-struggling-to-focus-during-online-school-now-theyre-being-diagnosed-with-adhd-this-is-cruel\/\" title=\"WALSH: Kids Are Struggling To Focus During Online School. Now They\u2019re Being Diagnosed With ADHD. This Is Cruel.\">attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder<\/a> (ADHD) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-not-ruling-anything-out-on-third-party-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Manchin considering third-party presidential run.\">sparked interest<\/a> \u2062in alternative solutions. Dr. Marc Siegel recently appeared on\u200d America Reports to shed light on the causes of\u2063 the \u200cshortage and\u2064 offer advice to parents on how \u2064to help their children manage their symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>This shortage began a\u2064 year ago and has been exacerbated by a 50% increase in demand over the past decade. Two supply chains, one in Israel and the other in Japan, have been severely impacted by the shortage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Both are offloading a lot of production, and they are relying on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ig-pentagon-reliance-on-chinese-pharmaceuticals-creates-national-security-risk\/\" title=\"IG: Pentagon Reliance on Chinese Pharmaceuticals Creates National Security Risk\">active pharmaceutical ingredients<\/a> from China, so \u200cthat\u2019s the problem. \u2063And they are generics and a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions\/\" title=\"Doctor addresses ADHD medication shortage and solutions.\">narrow profit margin<\/a>. \u2063So, as soon as they find they can\u2019t make the &#8216;rubber meet the road,&#8217; they back off and don\u2019t produce, and that&#8217;s the key issue,&#8221; Seigel said. &#8220;The FDA\u2062 is pushing them to catch up. They&#8217;re not catching\u2064 up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to\u200b Dr. Siegel, while there may be perceptions that ADHD\u2062 is &#8220;overdiagnosed,&#8221;\u200c this is not the case for most groups. There are instances where children \u200bmust \u200bbe treated to alleviate\u2064 symptoms such as the inability to focus, increased \u200baggression, and heightened frustration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sixty percent of the time, \u2063it\u2019s treatable by medication,&#8221; Dr. Siegel explained.\u2063 &#8220;But about 50%, you need some kind of therapy involved, \u200band we have \u2063a huge shortage\u2064 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-sexual-content-assigned-to-texas-students-dissenting-parents-harassed-with-anti-christiandks\/\" title=\"Graphic Sexual Content Assigned To Texas Students; Dissenting Parents Harassed With Anti-Christian\u2026\u2018D**ks\u2019\u00a0\">mental health professionals<\/a> in \u2064the United States, especially coming \u200cout of the pandemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2064 (CDC) reports \u2064that, according to a national survey of \u2064parents,\u2063 there are currently 6 million\u200b children diagnosed with ADHD as of 2019.\u2063 The\u200c largest number of \u2063those diagnosed fall between the ages of 12 and 17, totaling 3.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly,\u200c Alaska,\u2062 Nebraska, Minnesota, and \u200dIllinois have the\u2064 highest rates of ADHD treatment, with \u200banywhere between 52% and 72% of those diagnosed receiving treatment, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ADHD medication shortage led to alternative solutions. Dr. Marc Siegel discussed the cause and ways parents can help their children on America Reports. 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