Attention Deficit Disorders

Reduction of Drug Abuse in Adolescents Previously Treated with Stimulants for ADHD

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Abstract

The effects of early stimulant medication on subsequent risk for cigarette smoking and substance use disorders (SUDs) were evaluated in a 5-year, case-controlled, follow-up study of adolescent girls with ADHD at the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Masachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and Department of Psychiatry, New York State University, Syracuse, NY.

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Substance Use DisordersPediatric PsychopharmacologySocioeconomic Status
  • Page/Article: 81-82
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-22-11-1
  • Published on 1 Nov 2008
  • Peer Reviewed