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How to be an attention deficit reporter
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a big story, and covering isn't as difficult as it may seem. This tipsheet gives pointers on where to get data for covering this story, as well as some basic tips on the disease that will help reporters cover it fairly.
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Investigating Legal Drugs
Prescription drugs can be just as problematic as illegal substances. Skertic covered abuse of Ritalin and similar drugs used to treat ADD children. In this tipsheet, he discusses the experiences he had working on the story and how you can do similar work in your newsroom. Skertic goes into the database he used and what problems you will encounter getting and using the data.
Tags: prescription; drugs; legal drugs; ritalin; adderall; ADD; ADHD; doctors; medicine; medication; FOI; DEA; pharmacies; pharmacist; narcotics; national drug code