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Intriguingly, ADHD is correlated with crime as well. Some studies would estimate that it's 4-10x (or more) as prevalent in prison populations as in the general
by jrickert 5y ago
Intriguingly, ADHD is correlated with crime as well. Some studies would estimate that it's 4-10x (or more) as prevalent in prison populations as in the general population.[1][2]
We could conclude that a lot of people are self-medicating without realizing it.
[1](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/dec/27/adhd-prisons-mental-health-crime https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/dec/27/adhd-prisons-ment...)
[2](https://adultaddstrengths.com/2011/01/12/adhd-and-crime-ignore-now-jail-later-15-clinical-studies/ https://adultaddstrengths.com/2011/01/12/adhd-and-crime-igno...)
- chrsig 5y agoThere's also a significant reduction in crime rate and drug use in people with adhd that are being properly treated. I'll let interested parties do their own research.