Peter Hitchens, a renowned British author, broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist, recently wrote an article questioning the existence of a disorder that has been increasing at a curious rate in adults—ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This drew my attention following a recent personal experience of querying the diagnosis of a family member.
In June 2022, my young cousin was found dead in his flat in South Wales with his throat cut, one week before his 30th birthday. Tom was an only child—a tall, handsome, gentle soul adored by an army of friends and family. He was an avid festivalgoer with music in his blood and adventure in his soul, but for over 10 years he had sadly allowed recreational drugs to take over his psyche.
He wasn’t an addict; he held down a number of jobs over the years and enjoyed running half-marathons and generally living life to the full. But he had become reliant on the next “high” on nights out, and when attending music festivals in particular.
Public Health Wales has acknowledged an alarming rise in Oddly—and predictably—it does not pay heed to drugs accessed through legal medical routes or even acknowledge that some deaths could be down to a combination of the two.
