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The cost of ADHD medication for citizens breaks all records in the country’s largest region. Payout of medication subsidies has multiplied over a few years. There is a »ketchup effect«, says top politician.

Pills for ADHD cost the capital a quarter billion

Animation: Mads D'Alterio Djervig. Originalfoto: Pexels

First, you hit the bottom of the bottle, and nothing happens. You tap the glass again, and suddenly it pours out, the red substance.

A top politician uses this image to explain the increase in the number of adults receiving public subsidies for ADHD medication. Initially, there were hardly any. But within a few years, the curve rose sharply.

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