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Considering the Global Perspective of ADHD MED IN SCHOOL KIDS


] It is believed that a combination of certain genetic and environmental factors creates a higher risk of an ADHD diagnosis. ||
 * Frame Element || Information gathered: ||
 * < Characters || Students/Educators/Parents/Doctors ||
 * < Setting ||< Australia - a leader prescribing medication for ADHD ||
 * < Initiating Event ||< Behavior /Diagnosis - Recent Study results in 2010 ||
 * < Internal Response ||< Certain **environmental factors** are also linked to ADHD diagnoses. They include exposure to lead, alcohol, cigarette smoke or drugs during pregnancy, and exposure to family violence.
 * < Goal ||< Whats best for kids... ||
 * < Consequence ||< CHILDREN with ADHD who use prescription drugs to manage their condition are 10 times more likely to perform poorly at school than ADHD kids who avoid medication, a new report reveals.

Those consistently using medication had significantly higher blood pressure at age 14 than children who had never taken drugs, a side-effect that could increase the risk of heart attack and stroke even into adulthood. ||
 * < Resolution ||< "In WA, we were one of the higher ADHD medication prescribers, but it started to change in the last 12 to 18 months." ||

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