Typical ADHD drug overdoses lead to approximately 3,000 emergency room visits each year (Vinerd. 2006). In 2010 alone, there were 17,000 human exposures to ADHD medications. This number is exactly what was reported to the Poison Control Center. Eighty percent of these overdoses occurred in children under the age of 19. The remaining 20% ​​of overdoses occurred in adults (Stiller, 2013). This leads to question number one: Who is to blame for these overdoses? Do we blame the doctors who prescribe the drugs or do we blame society? Doctors diagnose children with ADHD every day. A diagnosis can come as early as four years. Doctors evaluate the patient. They also read reports from teachers and/or coaches, as well as speaking with the child's parents. Typical symptoms of ADHD include: “being constantly moving, squirming and fidgeting, making careless mistakes, not wanting to listen, being easily distracted, losing things, and making careless mistakes” (WebMD, 2014). If a child is diagnosed with ADHD, he or she may be given a typical ADHD medication. Medicines used for t...