Thousands of kids are poisoned as ADHD med errors skyrocket 300%

Medicine As more children take Adderall and other meds for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, experts report a shocking increase in medication errors — many of which resulted in kids getting hospitalized. Between 2000 and 2021, the number of calls to US poison control centers for children’s ADHD medication errors jumped 300%, according to a new study. In 2021 alone, there were over 7,600 poison control calls involving ADHD meds for children and teenagers — affecting one child every 100 minutes — …