All of my other friends had been getting their kids diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, it seemed to be the almost "popular" thing to do. Ritalin, and Dexedrine are all wonder drugs. They can make you focus on a particular subject with undivided attention for an extended period of time.
Not being one to go with the masses, I did some research and asked my kids about all of these drugs. They told me that these are like the poor man's cocaine. Then the kids would crush up their pills and snort them like a line of coke.
The thing that struck me as interesting was, parents are looking for answers when their kids are smoking pot, or drinking or hanging out with the wrong crowd. They then label their child with ADD or ADHD, and in effect they are spinning their children even further out of control by giving them access to these highly addictive, drugs that are accepted in society, yet still abused, maybe more so than illegal drugs.
Those same parents that were getting their kids diagnosed with ADD are now looking into a non 12 step rehab, faced with addiction concerns, either drug addiction, alcohol addiction or both. There are many drug rehab centers that will help these children. It is advisable to get into contact with a professional who can help place your child in the right type of drug rehabilitation center. Especially people from the west coast finding an effective California drug rehab is a very smart thing to do.