Stimulant ADHD medication and risk for substance abuse

Background: There are persistent concerns of long-term effects of stimulant ADHD medication on the development of substance abuse. Methods: Using Swedish national registers, we studied all individuals born between 1960 and 1998 and diagnosed with ADHD (26,249 men and 12,504 women). We investigated t...

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Main Authors: Chang, Z, Lichtenstein, P, Halldner, L, D'Onofrio, B, Serlachius, E, Fazel, S, Långström, N, Larsson, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014