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ADHD medication prescriptions surge across Canada | The Current
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21:35Now PlayingIn some Canadian provinces, stimulant prescriptions for ADHD have doubled or tripled in recent years — particularly among young women. Experts say the uptick in prescriptions can be explained, in part, because of an increase in virtual health providers post-pandemic and more conversations about mental health over social media. But the speed of some of these diagnoses has some medical professionals worried that some Canadians are being misdiagnosed.
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