Central Nervous System Stimulant

A significant proportion of teens and young adults in the United States prescribed a psychoactive drug reported misusing that drug, according to study results published in Family Medicine and Community Health.

Alcohol’s initial stimulant and rewarding effects served as predictors of heavy alcohol use, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Prevention and intervention targets for prescription stimulant misuse vary by age and education level, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Several psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions can help treat adult ADHD, according to a presenter at the NEI Max virtual conference.

Stimulant use is generally safe and effective for treating ADHD among young people, but clinicians should be aware of the potential for misuse, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

Children and adolescents with ADHD who discontinued medication experienced a small but statistically significant decrease in quality of life, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Children with ADHD who live in poor areas may be significantly more likely to receive medication for their disorder than children with ADHD who live in affluent areas, according to a study conducted in the U.K. and published in BJPsych Open.

Rising rates of stimulant prescribing may be partly influenced by pharmaceutical industry marketing to physicians, according to study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.