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... effective medication, and I disagree with Stolzer's argument that this method of treatment is adversely changing America's children. "The ADHD Epidemic in America," by J.M. Stolzer, was published in the ninth volume of Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, and the main argument is that ADHD medication is unethical and may be responsible for changing the children of our society. The article begins with an abstract, summarizing the article, and it continues by introducing the idea that this disorder has no scientific evidence to prove that it is a disease or disorder. Stolzer reveals that ADHD is a relatively new hypothesis and that the increasing amount of ADHD cases is caused by something unknown, but modern. "In 1950s America, ADHD did not exist" (Stolzer 109). Ritalin, which main component is methyphenidate, is the most commonly prescribed ADHD medicine, and because it is a stimulant, there are obvious risks and adverse effects. ...