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Study Looks at Genetic Cause-and-Effect Between ADHD and Substance Use

 ADHD in the News 2019-11-21


We know that ADHD is linked to substance use, but as is often the case with psychology research, there are some challenges in drawing conclusions about cause-and-effect...You might intuitively suspect that ADHD symptoms are more likely to cause substance use than the other way around, and a new study adds some evidence for that view.

View Article: PsychCentral, November 18, 2019




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