Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among young adults with ADHD, those taking stimulant medications had greater odds of cardiomyopathy. The ...

Worried that this will be you if you are prescribed stimulants for ADHD? Recent research show this won't happen. Source: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels Despite the effectiveness of stimulant medications ...

The February 2012 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry contains several articles about the use of stimulants and other aspects of attention-deficit ...

Many parents whose kids take prescription stimulants like Ritalin to treat ADHD worry that it could lead to illicit drug use later. A University of Michigan study appearing in JAMA Network Open found ...

The use of stimulant therapy by adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with later prescription drug misuse (PDM), a new ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Prescriptions for ADHD medications have been spiking in recent years, with the sharpest increase among middle-aged and older women. They’re also the least likely to misuse the prescription stimulants, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found no association between substance use and current or prior stimulant treatment. More years of ...

An estimated 4.4% of U.S. adults have ADHD, yet many experience undiagnosed symptoms that manifest as chronic work ...

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Gerard said that it could also be helpful to study potential differences among different types of ADHD medications and different types of cardiomyopathies. Gerard will present the study, “ADHD ...