According to MSNBC, a shortage of drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD has parents "scrambling" to find ways to keep their children medicated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "5.4 million children ages 4 to 17 have ever (sic) been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 66 percent of those with current ADHD take medication to control the condition." Would it be indelicate to think that a child introduced to chemical dependency at the ripe old age of four might be a tad more amenable to government dependency further down the line?
