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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

‘Feels quite cruel’: Australians with ADHD scrambling to find medication amid shortage

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Stock image. Emma* says the psychiatrist who prescribed Vyvanse for her ADHD did not mention there was an ongoing shortage worldwide owing to a spike in demand. Photograph: Aaron McCoy/Getty Images

Emma* says she was made to feel “like a drug addict” for simply trying to access medication for her ADHD.

When she was prescribed Vyvanse in June, she was relieved to realise she had found a treatment that would make it easier to live with the developmental disorder that affects the brain’s executive functioning.

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