ADHD patients who can't find their prescribed medications will sometimes seek less safe alternatives.
The CDC released a statement warning of an increased risk of drug injuries and overdoses after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two executives from the telehealth company Done on Thursday. The company allegedly provided medications like Adderall to people who don’t need it, and while it’s not immediately clear whether existing patients can still get their prescriptions, the CDC knows what could happen if they don’t.
CDC warned the potential disruption for patients with Done’s telehealth services could impact roughly 30,000 to 50,000 people across all 50 states. Americans are already living under a shortage of ADHD medications—a shortage that has been entirely manufactured by the DEA in coordination with the drug companies in the name of protecting the public.
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