I don't think we can really assume that TH was recently/is currently taking ADD/ADHD meds. AFAIK, the only person who's stated he took medication in a linkable article is his estranged grandfather, who said he took medicine as a little kid for 'hyperactivity', somewhere between 12-15 years ago.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/07/24/5026216/saginaw-suspects-grandparents.html
Even if he was on doctor prescribed meds for 'hyperactivity' as a little boy, we don't know
what his diagnosis was or what his meds were, if his diagnosis has changed, or if his meds were even doctor prescribed. The grandfather says he found all sorts of drug paraphernalia at the trailer, who knows (if he was actually given meds)
what the kid was given and if it was actually prescribed.
Flip side, If he
is ADD/ADHD, we don't know if he's medication compliant. (Symptom of ADD/ADHD is often forgetfulness/disorganization. ADD/ADHD kids often have to be reminded TO take their pill.) Or he could just not care/not like the way it makes him feel.
Also, generally speaking, when you hear about people selling and abusing ADD/ADHD drugs, it's the people that
don't have ADHD who desire it. Because if you don't have ADD/ADHD, the meds speed you up/keep you up/energize you.
They have a somewhat opposite, slowing/calming/focusing effect on someone who truly has ADD/ADHD.
Sorry for the unasked for PSA. But:
1) I just think ADD/ADHD stuff is often very misunderstood for the uninitiated/uneducated. (And yes, likely wrongly/over-diagnosed, but also very real.)
and 2) I think we should be careful throwing out an unconfirmed medical diagnoses or assuming what meds the perp was or wasn't taking. :twocents::seeya: