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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning those who take medication for ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, could face a disruption in accessing care after two executives were arrested for a $100 million fraud scheme.

The CDC issued a health advisory to inform public health officials, clinicians and patients about the potential for medication distribution to be affected.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released information Thursday on the arrests of a California-based digital health company’s CEO and clinical president.

The duo was arrested for their alleged participation in attempting to distribute Adderall over the internet, commit health care fraud by submitting false claims for reimbursement for the drug, and obstructing justice, the DOJ’s release said.

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[-] socphoenix@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago

There are non stimulants that aren’t in a shortage, like strattera.

[-] Zorsith 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ahhh, Strattera. I remember being on that as a kid. Made me noxious and suppressed my appetite (apparently you're supposed to eat before taking it?) but from what I remember worked pretty well.

The appetite suppression is why my parents took me off of it and replaced it with

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Absolutely nothing. And didn't keep records of my medical history. And made no attempts to have me treated for it after the age of 10.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

And those are getting harder to acquire because of the difficulty in getting the regular stimulant meds like adderall. People are switching meds to avoid the issues, but now that’s creating the same problems with some of the alternatives.

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