The biggest topic of today is the amount of children being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not this is a correct diagnosis. The largest concern for the amount of children being diagnosed is the amount drugs being handed out. According to the Sentinel, since 2013 there have been more than 19,000 reports of complications from ADHD drugs and the recreational use of Adderall rose from 345,000 in 2006 to 1.4 million in 2014. The diagnoses for ADHD was so rare because it is difficult to properly diagnose, but the change in standards has also allowed for diagnosis to be made more easily and drug companies are pushing their products. Another article on the topic discusses the differences among the diagnosis being made in regards to ethnicity
