ADHD sufferers self-medicating with cannabis due to NHS delays, charity warns

A lack of access to ADHD treatment is forcing more people to self-medicate, often with cannabis, a charity has said.

The condition, which affects behaviour, concentration and attention-span, has been diagnosed in more than two-and-a-half million people in the UK.

But only about eight per cent are receiving a prescription for treatment.

Sabah Choudhry reports.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/adhd-sufferers-are-self-medicating-with-cannabis-because-of-nhs-delays-charity-warns-12933943

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50 Comments

  1. @BaronFanhope on December 1, 2023 at 5:19 pm

    Mamedica are amazing!



  2. @johnseaford257 on December 1, 2023 at 5:19 pm

    stuff the nhs and just go private.



  3. @kianateal9275 on December 1, 2023 at 5:19 pm

    I damn sure feel this guy 🙌🏾🔥🔥
    Listen to this man.



  4. @lunaartemis5511 on December 1, 2023 at 5:22 pm

    Been smoking for 15 years. He does help me concentrate and relax. I can’t focus in my coursework without a lil joint..



  5. @JamesThomas-pv5en on December 1, 2023 at 5:23 pm

    Amazing miracle plant cannabis is the only thing that makes me motivated, relaxes me, gets rid of anxiety and makes me sleep etc all the adhd medication is trash never worked the 3 different ones made me feel worse like a zombie. Enough is enough government Legalise my medicine now!!! 🤬



  6. @AdamMartinez6101977 on December 1, 2023 at 5:23 pm

    It’s works for many more medical issues ,my lower back ect..💯🔥 idc what nobody say .Have a good day,wake and bake..



  7. @notme1345 on December 1, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    To know why its not legal in the UK just research DW pharmaceuticals in Surrey and see who has the monopoly on the UK market, the usual suspects!



  8. @Williamali1993 on December 1, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    Your not deprived by the NHS but the government who keep taking resources away and inflow of money in turn we and the nhs suffer. Don’t forget few years back they wanted to sell the nhs to America investors who wanted privatise it



  9. @Lol-vp1bf on December 1, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    Legalise it



  10. @paulmahon1869 on December 1, 2023 at 5:27 pm

    I have recent been diagnosed ADHD and have been self medicating with cannabis because of PTSD for sometime I have asked my doctor to help 🦆🦆but they probably called their relatives👮 so if it’s good for one it’s good for all suffering ADHD all for 1 one for all👽🛸



  11. @bono827 on December 1, 2023 at 5:28 pm

    Am with mamedica, best clinic in the U.K.



  12. @paulw9068 on December 1, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    Its the only thing that helps my adhd and sle lupus. Its been life changing for me. Private patient just wish it was more affordable.



  13. @ivanconnolly7332 on December 1, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    Amphetamine is a better match for ritalin.



  14. @mivec-kl4sk on December 1, 2023 at 5:31 pm

    And these companies charge £100 for a prescription £100 for a Skype call the fees are extortionate



  15. @davidduran1997 on December 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm

    I don’t understand why this is illegal in the UK.



  16. @jimmyrich4675 on December 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm

    I waited 33 years and big struggle to eventually get diagnosed. But so much damage was done to my life before this despite first going doctor aged 6 getting diagnosed 25, then NHS lost medical records and took them untill 39 years old..life screwed in so many ways I’m trying help and fear I will die in near future and I’m 46 now……NHS failed me my entire life nearly and the Tory and Blair governments is all I’ve had my entire life it’s buying depressing!!! Why me FFS cursed since birth !!!



  17. @BarghestOne on December 1, 2023 at 5:36 pm

    It saved me too.



  18. @user-ow4ks9bv3n on December 1, 2023 at 5:37 pm


  19. @asmith9140 on December 1, 2023 at 5:37 pm

    medicaring is best left tothe experts not the drug dealers,, but whatever



  20. @BaNDA-0 on December 1, 2023 at 5:40 pm

    किसी भी चीज की अति नुकसान करतीं हैं।फिर चाहे भांग हो या खाना



  21. @WeakestBattlegrounds231 on December 1, 2023 at 5:41 pm

    I was diagnosed with adhd when i wqs six they put me on ritalin (amphetamines) for 10 years after i stopped taking then i had severe withdrawels and anxiety and im off them now smoking cannabis and living happier then ever



  22. @BonnaGabriel on December 1, 2023 at 5:44 pm

    Cannabis makes me feel better



  23. @CanonTogger717 on December 1, 2023 at 5:44 pm

    I suddenly have ADHD



  24. @TechTurtle on December 1, 2023 at 5:44 pm

    dont worry its that way on the other side of the pond to .. we just need to free the plant world wide



  25. @hempwizard710 on December 1, 2023 at 5:46 pm

    i quit adhd meds day i hit 18 and been using cannabis as a medicine



  26. @nobodybelievesme on December 1, 2023 at 5:49 pm

    Again the myth that cannabis is some sort of wonder drug with no serious side effects. Weak journalism.



  27. @hempwizard710 on December 1, 2023 at 5:49 pm

    ofc it only has 10k views



  28. @NoWindNoSunNoPower on December 1, 2023 at 5:50 pm

    Junkies will be junkies.



  29. @user-lj6gk6nm9e on December 1, 2023 at 5:53 pm

    old medicine and mushroom are the best ask AI



  30. @Thinus_Oosthuizen on December 1, 2023 at 5:53 pm

    Few people who aren’t directly affected, actually understand ADHD. It is horrible, but easily treatable.



  31. @euphoric5172 on December 1, 2023 at 5:55 pm

    My ADHD diagnosis will be in 2 years! due to NHS delays also, ive been prescribed 2 different anti-depressants which didnt work and caused pretty bad side effects, and i know several friends who have also been through a similar situation, the NHS is really failing to deal with mental health issues in the UK, and it really is a joke how by law it shouldnt take longer than 16 weeks for a diagnosis, yet people are constantly given ridiculously long waiting lists just to get a diagnosis.



  32. @T.G-HLL on December 1, 2023 at 5:55 pm

    I’m 25 have ADHD and low end spectrum of Autism… I’d definitely say my ADHD was worse between the ages of 4 -12 then again I’ve been on medication for most of my life life now



  33. @XxTheAwokenOnexX on December 1, 2023 at 5:56 pm

    Marijuana has health benefits for alot mental, and physical conditions, and health experts will not admit this of fear of losing their jobs, and funding to something that works for people 😁❤️



  34. @theoraclecow4441 on December 1, 2023 at 5:56 pm

    Its only illegal because they havent made a tax for it and big pharma wouldnt make money on other drugs



  35. @markatingi8645 on December 1, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    Cannabis helped me…



  36. @unluckyson734 on December 1, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    Cannabis is on every council estate in britain its as easy as buying cigs from the shop they need to get in the real world and legalise it and stop wasting tax payers money trying to stop it



  37. @Venenata on December 1, 2023 at 5:59 pm

    Got an appointment with private clinic on the 16th



  38. @SarahRickard on December 1, 2023 at 6:03 pm



  39. @jgregg7100 on December 1, 2023 at 6:04 pm

    1/8 a day keeps doctor away

    😂



  40. @Luk-iq9yt on December 1, 2023 at 6:04 pm

    Just make it legal already



  41. @ridiculousp1041 on December 1, 2023 at 6:05 pm

    what an intelligent young man👍



  42. @milamberhague8095 on December 1, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    im walking in his shoes right now



  43. @rigmouse2 on December 1, 2023 at 6:08 pm

    100%!❤❤❤❤❤❤



  44. @skycloud4802 on December 1, 2023 at 6:10 pm

    So we are now calling substance abuse self-medicating huh? If I happen to punch somebody in the face in future, I’ll simply tell them I didn’t assault him, I’m just "self medicating".



  45. @vassiliosca5715 on December 1, 2023 at 6:10 pm

    Safe and effective for those who did not take it😁



  46. @JohnRothwell-md1ky on December 1, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    The oldest medicine known to mankind, and it’s miraculous healing properties are well known amongst the medical profession, before prohibition and demonization in 1930s America 82% of the dispensed prescribed medications were cannabis based !!!! So why isn’t it more freely available for several conditions that respond remarkably to cannabis ?
    Corruption, Big Pharma and greedy politicians, it’s that easy… follow the money 🤬



  47. @TheLurgies on December 1, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    THIS IS DISCRIMINATION!

    If I want trans treatment, they will let me have it.



  48. @SCVSS on December 1, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    i’m pretty sure I have ADHD/ADD/aspergers something like that and I have known to smoke in the past. I’m an adult though so getting an assessment is next to impossible. these psychological conditions were not recognised when I was born in 87 or at least not mainstream therefore not looked into.



  49. @luke-THC on December 1, 2023 at 6:15 pm

    Big up john robinson 👏 am with mamedica it has changed my life and the vetrans scheme they do is amazing



  50. @godfingah on December 1, 2023 at 6:17 pm

    It should be legal but it can’t be because now a third of the drug industry is made of life threatening drugs