Scott, Hmmm... while there are times when I think drugs are prescribed too often and too easily, there are also plenty of times when the drugs are useful for folks with ADHD in helping them to manage the symptoms. I think it should be an individual choice, based on individual experience, I don't believe that drugs are "the lazy persons way out". That would suggest that there really ISN'T a problem. All these folks need is a little discipline. And THAT is the attitude that sent hundreds of youngsters through military schools because discipline was seen as a cure all, and the symptoms of ADHD were seen as character flaws. I agree with your hesitancy to think of drugs as the overall answer, but I guess I have to reject the idea that they should NEVER be the answer. Dr. Jane Jarrow