<p>jym626: “spideygirl-
As has been said above, while no one is debating the chemical makeup of the psychostimulants, it is not common for a person who is taking a prescribed medication appropriately to develop an “addiction” to it. It is usually a person taking the medicine illegally that has an issue with dependence, and/or abuses the medication. Some people with addictive proclivities may try to feign symptoms to acquire a prescription, but if a person has been accurately and appropriately diagnosed with ADHD, it is, in my 27 yrs of experience in the field, quite rare to see someone having become either psychologically or physiologically addicted to their prescribed psychostim”</p>
<p>This totally jives with my post - we agree. </p>
<p>You do know, of course, that stimulants for ADD are treated much more cautiously than other prescriptive medicines because of their potential for abuse and addiction. As I described, however, when monitored and prescribed by a physician (and used as prescribed) they are relatively safe.</p>