This is the second in a series of blogs looking at the current problem of Adderall addiction facing the United States government and its economy.
Are users to blame? Or are doctors who prescribe these medications to blame?
I prefer not to play the blame game. Let’s look outside the box and see what we can do to curb the use and over-prescription of this dangerously addictive medication.
First, let’s establish a national database for people who are prescribed addicted drugs. Far too often patients go from doctor to doctor and pharmacy to pharmacy stockpiling medications.
These databases will save lives. Already there are some states that have implemented drug databases and the proof is out there. Still doctors in these states continue to prescribe and over-prescribed addicted drugs like Adderall. How can that be?
Are doctors so over-worked that they cannot take the time to make a sound diagnoses? Are they simply taking the easy way out? After all, for many doctors handing out a prescription is just what the patient wants. This is true even if they are not addicted.
Doctors handing our prescriptions is extremely dangerous. The vast majority of patients trust their doctors to make an accurate diagnosis and will continue to use and abuse stimulants like Adderall even if they don’t need them. They also very well may be under the delusion that because they were prescribed by a physician they are safe.