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have gained a reputation as the good grade pills. a new study is pushing back against those claims. consider this a moment. the new york times reports the use of these drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has shot up 500% since 1990. now, more than 1 in 20 american children between 4 and 17 are taking adhd medication. joining me now to talk about this is dr. william cooper. he is a professor of pediatrics and preventative medicine at vanderbilt in nashville. welcome, doctor. good morning. a 500% spike. if these adhd drugs aren t the cognitive enhancers as this new study claims, why are so many children taking them? what we see is that adhd is a pretty common condition. it affects around 10% of children in the united states. around half are treated with medication. that explains a little bit of the increase over time.

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money and marketing according to the study. advertising campaigns promising bepter grades and less acting oupt. adhd drugs have turned into a $9 billion per year industry. hdhd is the second most diagnosed among children. now that 2013 is almost over some of the most popular tweets of the year have now been released. gliac tress lia michelle has the most retreated tweets after her boyfriend and co-star corey monteith s death. paul walker s death made its way through twitter verse as the third most retweeted message of the year. one direction announced his 20th birthday. they are so young. the hoe hoe and the po po teaming up to take town criminals.

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doctors now are warning energy drinks can be dangerous for teens and betweens who take medication for attention disorders. the journal of pediatrics says that parents may not realize that the calf fen nated drinks stimulate the effects of adhd drugs. the result can be racing heart rates and spikes in blood pressure. very dangerous. well, the president is releasing his budget. there are painful cuts, that according to white house budget director and a lot of people have been poring over this this morning. is it enough? here s your chance to talk back on one of the top stories today. carol costello is joining us from new york. carol, the president said today, he is walking the walk, talking the talk, but a lot of people are looking at it and wondering how is it going to hurt, how will it help and is it enough?

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