ADHD Drugs Won't Raise Risk of Substance Abuse

SATURDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of children who are prescribed psychostimulants for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might have one less thing to worry about now that a new study concludes these kids are no more likely than their peers to abuse drugs and alcohol as young...
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Sherry Baker

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Jon Shaw

Massachusetts General Hospital

University of Miami

Michael Monuteaux

National Institutes of Health

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