{"id":2004427,"date":"2023-08-18T00:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T04:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions-as-new-school-year-begins\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T00:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T04:59:07","slug":"doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions-as-new-school-year-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions-as-new-school-year-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor addresses ADHD medication shortage and solutions for new school year."},"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\">22<\/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-as-new-school-year-begins%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=2004427&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 \u200bMedication \u2064for Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2062shortage of medication for \u2062<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 \u2062sparked interest \u2064in alternative solutions. \u2064Dr. \u200cMarc Siegel recently appeared on America Reports to shed light\u2064 on the causes of\u2062 the shortage and offer advice \u200dto parents on how \u2064to help their children manage their symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>This shortage\u2064 began a year ago and has been exacerbated by a 50% increase in \u200bdemand over the past decade. Two supply chains, one\u2064 in Israel and the other \u200din Japan, have been severely impacted by the shortage.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Both are\u200d offloading \u2062a lot of production, and\u2063 they are relying on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-explains-adhd-medication-shortage-and-solutions-as-new-school-year-begins\/\" title=\"Doctor addresses ADHD medication shortage and solutions for new school year.\">active\u200c pharmaceutical ingredients<\/a> from China, so that\u2019s \u200cthe problem. And \u2062they 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>. So, as soon as they \u2063find they can\u2019t make the &#8216;rubber\u200d meet the road,&#8217; they\u200d back \u2062off and don\u2019t produce, and that&#8217;s the key issue,&#8221; Seigel said.\u2064 &#8220;The\u2063 FDA is pushing them to catch up. They&#8217;re not catching up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u200dDr. Siegel,\u2063 while \u2064there may be perceptions that ADHD is &#8220;overdiagnosed,&#8221; this \u2063is not\u2062 the case for most groups. There are instances where children must be treated to alleviate\u200d symptoms such as the inability to focus, increased aggression, and heightened frustration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sixty \u2064percent of the time, it\u2019s treatable by medication,&#8221; Dr. Siegel \u200bexplained. &#8220;But about 50%, you need \u200csome kind of therapy involved,\u2063 and we have a\u200d huge shortage of\u2063 <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 the United\u2063 States, especially coming out of the pandemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) \u2063reports that, according to a\u2064 national survey of parents,\u2064 there\u200d are currently 6 million children diagnosed with ADHD \u200das of 2019. The largest number of those diagnosed fall between \u2063the \u200dages of \u200d12 and 17, totaling 3.3\u200b million.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Alaska, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Illinois \u2062have\u200b the highest rates of ADHD treatment, with anywhere between 52% and 72% of \u200dthose diagnosed receiving treatment,\u2064 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. The shortage started a year ago, along with a 50% rise in demand. 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