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You and Yours: ADHD Medication, Vending Machines, Gaming Emulators

ADHD Medication, Vending Machines, Gaming Emulators

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, ADHD Medication, Vending Machines, Gaming Emulators

ADHD medication shortage continues having impacted people since Autumn 2023.

ADHD medication shortage continues having impacted people since Autumn 2023.
There are concerns for the impact on people's work and studies.

Many people who are diagnosed ADHD take medication to help them manage some of the symptoms. 
However, since autumn 2023 there has been a shortage in some medication which has led to some people rationing tablets and others going without.
The government has said that the shortage would end on several occasions but the shortage continues with growing concerns on the impact on people's work, studies and life. 
We will be speaking to one father who is concerns his son won’t achieve the grades he needs at school because of limited supplies of his medication. And we also hear from ADHD UK and Ellie Middleton AKA the ‘autistic ADHDer’ @elliemidds.

Vending machines, there is 1 of them for every 55 people in the UK. That’s not quite as many as the 1 in 23 in Japan, but it seems we do love them. 
We have a look into the world of vending in the UK, learning that there is more than a fizzy drink and packet of crisps to be found in them now. 
We’ll be chatting to a farmer selling meat in a machine, and also to the association for the industry who will be giving us a brief history of their role in the UK. 

And it’s been 35 years since Nintendo’s Gameboy was released. It is one of the biggest selling consoles of all time, revolutionised gaming, and was the platform that brought Tetris to the masses. 
Well now fans of the Gameboy don’t have to own one to play them, instead many are turning to a new app on Apple devices. It’s called Delta and allows you to emulate the classic console. But is it legal to do so? Keza MacDonald will tell us all about it.  

You can contact You & Yours by emailing youandyours@bbc.co.uk or using the hashtag #youandyours

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Producer: Dave James

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