TOPLINE: The use of stimulant therapy by adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with later prescription drug misuse (PDM), a new study showed. However, misuse of prescription stimulants during adolescence was associated with significantly higher odds of later PDM.

Exposure to lead during childhood, but not prenatal exposure, may increase the chances of subsequent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and diagnosis, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Prevention Science.

Threatened miscarriage during pregnancy is associated with an increased likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by 14 years of age among offspring, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Growing numbers of children and adolescents are being prescribed multiple psychiatric drugs to take simultaneously, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland. The phenomenon is increasing despite warnings that psychotropic drug combinations in young people have not been tested for safety or studied for their impact on the developing brain.

Traits associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) such as impulsivity and distractibility are known to make many everyday modern tasks more challenging. But they may also offer humans an advantage by helping them to forage more effectively — a key technique used by hunter gatherers and nomadic tribes to survive, a new study published Wednesday suggests.

A drugmaker’s feud with the DEA is exacerbating the ADHD meds crisis — at a rate of 600 million missing doses a year.

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“This looks scary,” I said as I handed Kyle a piece of mail from the Missouri Department of Civil Process. “I bet it’s a jury summons.” As someone with a history of accounts going into collections, I was relieved the foreboding envelope wasn’t addressed to me for a change and proceeded to brag to my…

All Jennifer Howell wanted was to find medication for her son. Instead, she was caught in a maze of desperate phone calls to pharmacies and physicians. Her son, Linus, had been diagnosed with ADHD in 2021 during the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of his behavioral traits — restlessness, impulsivity, difficulty focusing — suddenly…

In a survey that evaluated prescribing decisions, physicians preferred extended-release (ER) monotherapy for treating patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. Physicians specifically cited duration of effect and tolerability as the rationale for their ER monotherapy preference.

Parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child’s potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a new study co-authored by a University of Waterloo researcher.

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