http://www.askdrjones.com/adhd/stimulants-and-drug-abuse/ Ask Dr. Jones Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.askdrjones.com/adhd/stimulants-and-drug-abuse/#comment-6028 Patti Villalobos Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:11:39 +0000 http://www.askdrjones.com/2005/12/10/stimulants-and-drug-abuse/#comment-6028 As someone who works with addicts and others with mental illnesses and their families, I agree that untreated ADHD can and many times does lead to relapse. Unfortunately, if you are uninsured in the state of Texas and go through the MHMR system, you will not be prescribed ADD/ADHD stimulant medications. I have seen countless people relapse over and over and over again because they cannot afford the medications and Northstar will not pay for them. Apparantly, only the rich or those with insurance get the luxury of the "normalcy" psychiatric meds provide for those afflicted with ADD/ADHD. Many other self-medicate with "speed," "ice" and other methamphetamines. The results are disasterous and society pays tenfold via jails, prisons, courts, CPS, police, etc. As someone who works with addicts and others with mental illnesses and their families, I agree that untreated ADHD can and many times does lead to relapse. Unfortunately, if you are uninsured in the state of Texas and go through the MHMR system, you will not be prescribed ADD/ADHD stimulant medications. I have seen countless people relapse over and over and over again because they cannot afford the medications and Northstar will not pay for them. Apparantly, only the rich or those with insurance get the luxury of the “normalcy” psychiatric meds provide for those afflicted with ADD/ADHD. Many other self-medicate with “speed,” “ice” and other methamphetamines. The results are disasterous and society pays tenfold via jails, prisons, courts, CPS, police, etc.

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