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U.S. Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration

"The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets." (from the DEA Web site)

The DEA has given Safer Child permission to reprint the following information on ADD/ADHD and stimulants (including Ritalin). Because the article is long, we have broken it up into several pages and added navigational tools for ease of browsing.

Stimulant Abuse

What is ADHD?

Medication Abuse

Extent of Problem

Recommendations

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