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Do Not Prescribe ADHD Drugs To Mentally Healthy Children, Doctors Told
Is wrong for doctors to prescribe attention-boosting drugs for mentally healthy kids who misuse them as a means of achieving better grades at school, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) announced in a public statement. It is a doctor's duty to promote a child's 'authentic' development. Children need protection from coercion from peers or parents, the AAN added. Teens often use these "study drugs" (ADHD medications) when they don't actually meet the criteria for the disorders the medications are supposedly prescribed for...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
Neurologists warn against prescribing ADHD drugs to kids as "study drugs"
American Academy of Neurology's position statement warns doctors that there is little evidence of how ADHD affects healthy children long-term
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Substance Abuse Rates Higher In Teenagers With ADHD: Large Study
A new study published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) histories than in those without ADHD...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Large study shows substance abuse rates higher in teenagers with ADHD
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry revealed a significantly higher prevalence of substance abuse and cigarette use by adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) histories than in those without ADHD. Researchers also found that, contrary to previous findings, current medications for ADHD do not counter the risk for substance abuse or substance abuse disorder.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
