Teens Self Medicate As an ADHD Treatment

More teens are finding that they use a variety of dietary and drugs to help them manage school work, depression, anxiety and more.   Teens and young adults have been using marijauna for years to get high but more of them are using it to manage symptoms.

Teens have found that using marijuna helps them with their ADHD symptoms.   One teen says that it helps him to focus on doing his school work and enjoy it a bit more so he is more successful. 

By no means is anyone advocating the use of marijuana in children but it does to light an important point.   The health of teens are being ignored to the point that they need to find a way to help them deal with the symptoms of ADHD.   Teens, often independent in nature, seek out different things that can change their mindset.  Most, fortunately go into sports but many others try alcohol or marijuana chronically to get through school.  Few take the next step into heavy drugs like meth, cocaine, heroin or prescriptions.