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Accidents,
such as motor vehicle crashes, are the leading cause of
death until 44 years of age in the US
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Without
treatment, adolescents with ADHD have 4 times as many
serious
injuries and 3 times as many motor vehicle accidents than
those
without ADHD or those with ADHD who consistently take
medication
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9-year
study of medical utilization shows that persons with ADHD
have more
than double the cost of care as compared to controls
