2008-12: ADHD drugs prescribed for young women rose 85%

March 13, 2014

(UPI) – Among adults, women far outnumber men in their use of ADHD treatments — the reverse of childhood trends where only half as many girls as boys take ADHD medications. The number of males using ADHD drugs plummeted after age 18 while women ages 19 to 25 surpass younger girls’ use of these medications. The percentage of boys ages 12 to 18 using ADHD medications reached 9 percent in 2012, an 18 percent increase from 2008.