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Why are ADHD cases on the rise?
Season 1, Ep. 1173
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ADHD prescriptions have risen 18% year on year in England since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Writer: Jonathan Lewis
Producer: Amalie Sortland
Host: Casey Magloire
Episode photography: Sofia Fenton
Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore
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