FDA clears first videogame to be prescribed to kids with ADHD: EndeavorRx by Akili Interactive Labs

In a land­mark deci­sion, FDA green­lights a video game for kids with ADHD (STAT): The Food and Drug Admin­is­tra­tion on Mon­day for the first time gave a green light to a game-based ther­a­peu­tic: a video game meant to be pre­scribed to kids with ADHD. The game, known as Endeav­or­Rx and devel­oped by Boston-based Akili Inter­ac­tive Labs,…

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Study: Why do (some) college students misuse ADHD medication?

. The use of ADHD meds with­out a pre­scrip­tion, i.e., non­med­ical use, is a large and per­haps grow­ing prob­lem on col­lege cam­pus­es nation­wide. Although the per­cent of stu­dents who engage in non­med­ical use of ADHD meds varies wide­ly across dif­fer­ent schools, rates exceed­ing 30% have been report­ed at some campuses.

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