Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that 1 in 4 adults ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Stimulant medications are considered the first-line ...

An expert panel has released the first formal guidance on deprescribing stimulant medications in adults with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, recommendations that come as US stimulant ...

Adults are seeking ADHD treatment at record rates. A new Canadian study reveals that stimulant prescriptions have more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that mirrors ...

From January 2016 to June 2024, there was an increase from 0.16 to 0.44 dispensations per 1000 people. HealthDay News — During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of new stimulant prescriptions dispensed to ...

Prescription stimulant misuse was less prevalent among women aged 35 to 64, but this same group saw an increase in the number of individuals dispensed these medications. Among patients prescribed ...

For the analysis, the researchers paired each person who had been prescribed stimulants with an individual who had not been prescribed stimulants but was as similar as possible in all other respects, ...