The Good, The Bad & The Junkie

The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that two million American children currently are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. ADD, as it's called, can be defined simply as an impairment that affects one's ability to focus or maintain attention.

This story is one young man's experience with ADD and the drug Ritalin. His name and his father's have been changed to protect their identities. Youth Voices reporter Catherine Grubb spoke to all the key players...

CatherineAbout Catherine

Catherine Grubb, 17, is attending an Outward Bound Wilderness Course over the summer.

Motto: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom always to tell the difference." – Reinhold Niebuhr, Slaughterhouse Five

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