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If you have ADHD and aren’t medically treated for it, you’re more likely to have a major accident than those drivers with ADHD who are taking their medications.
If Sam forgets to take his meds, his level of alertness is compromised. He’s more likely to run a stop sign or red light, speed, change lanes without signaling or engage in other reckless or distracted driving all leading to a 50% percent higher rate of serious accidents than other drivers.
Researchers found that male ADHD sufferers who filled their prescriptions were 38% less likely to have an accident. Females 42% less likely.
A whopping 2.3 million people with ADHD were studied to learn these results.
Simply filling the prescription doesn’t guarantee that Sam actually took it. Skipping a day could result in tragedy. Encourage him to take his meds daily if he’ll be driving. He just can’t live with the consequences and neither can you.
Claudia
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If you have ADHD and aren’t medically treated for it, you’re more likely to have a major accident than those drivers with ADHD who are taking their medications.
If Sam forgets to take his meds, his level of alertness is compromised. He’s more likely to run a stop sign or red light, speed, change lanes without signaling or engage in other reckless or distracted driving all leading to a 50% percent higher rate of serious accidents than other drivers.
Researchers found that male ADHD sufferers who filled their prescriptions were 38% less likely to have an accident. Females 42% less likely.
A whopping 2.3 million people with ADHD were studied to learn these results.
Simply filling the prescription doesn’t guarantee that Sam actually took it. Skipping a day could result in tragedy. Encourage him to take his meds daily if he’ll be driving. He just can’t live with the consequences and neither can you.
Claudia
Join me on Facebook at Dr. Claudia McCulloch.
At DrClaudia.net, click on the "Ask Me" button and send me a question.
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