April 2, 2023Demand for prescribed stimulants to treat ADHD symptoms increased substantially from 2020 to 2021, especially among women, a new U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found. Stimulant medication use among women in their 20s and 30s rose 17.5% with the biggest jump among women aged 20-24, 6.2% of whom now take a stimulant medication for ADHD, the CDC said.
Notably, stimulant use also rose 16% among women aged 50-54, 2.9% of whom now take medication for ADHD — up from 2.1% in 2016.1According to the CDC report, more than 10% of all females aged 15–44 and males aged 25–44 filled prescriptions for stimulants commonly used in ADHD treatment in 2020-2021.
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