Refocused, A Podcast All About ADHD

The Adderall Shortage: Looking at America’s Mental Health Crisis with Michael A. Cohen


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Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC, a fellow for the Eurasia Group Foundation and is the publisher of the newsletter Truth and Consequences. He also has ADHD and is one of the many Americans who has struggled to fill his Adderall prescription over the last few years.

On April 29th, he published the opinion piece, "The Adderall Shortage is the Mental Health Crisis No One's Talking About" on The Daily Beast, sharing parts of his own story intertwined with a handful of interviews he did, including a conversation with Rep. Abigal Spanberger (D-VA). Spanberger is one of the only members of Congress to acknowledge the shortage and the strain it is putting on people right now. 

Michael recently sat down with Refocused host Lindsay Guentzel for a look at what pushed him to write the piece, as well as a look at what he learned while researching and writing the piece. 

 

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Email Lindsay: [email protected]

 

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Resources:

  • The new Refocused logo was designed by Sissy Yee at Berlin Grey, LLC.

  • Video production assistance is provided by the wonderful people at Deksia.

  • Audio engineering assistance is provided by EXR Sound. 

  • The theme music for Refocused was created by Louis Inglis, a songwriter and composer in Perth, Australia who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2020 at the age of 39. To learn more about his work, check out his online studio here. Email Louis directly here.

 

For more information on ADHD Online and ADHD assessments, medical management, and teletherapy, check out ADHDonline.com.

 

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