Why the Stimulant Meds Shortage is so Anxiety-Inducing
What do you do when the drugstore is out of your medication refills? Well, if you’ve remembered to refill before you’ve run out entirely, it’s usually no big deal – you can wait or go elsewhere.
The problems come when the drug is a) a controlled substance and b) the powers that be have controlled availability of the active ingredient a little too zealously, so that it’s in short supply, even for the pharmacies. This is the problem causing millions of people a lot of angst as they try to procure their stimulant drugs for ADHD in the face of a continuing national shortage.
