The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

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Lisa Ann Trainor struggled to stay on top of schoolwork, hold a job or even perform basic tasks like laundry for six exhausting years.

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Then, in 2018, she finally found a drug that kept her ADHD in check. 

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