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ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD

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Kollins, SH
January 1, 2011

The use of psychostimulants and, more recently, other classes of drugs for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is widespread. Although it is generally agreed that use in the United States is higher than in other countries, evidence for increasing medication use for ADHD in other countries exists (Schmidt-Troschke et al., 2004). The medications used to treat ADHD have unequivocal support for their efficacy in managing the core symptoms of ADHD in both children and adults (Faraone & Biederman, 2002; Faraone, Biederman, & Roe, 2002; Faraone et al., 2004; Wolraich, 2003). However, significant controversy has arisen in recent years over the possibility that stimulant use may be associated with substance use and abuse (Greenhill, Halperin, & Abikoff, 1999), and a significant challenge confronting researchers, clinicians, and the public is to understand the myriad issues pertaining to stimulant drug use and ADHD. To this end, the purpose of this chapter is (1) to delineate several related questions pertaining to stimulant drug use and ADHD and (2) to review the relevant research that bears on these questions. Specifically, this chapter addresses the following questions.

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9780521864312

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January 1, 2011

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230 / 239
 

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Kollins, S. H. (2011). Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD. In ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment (pp. 230–239). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511780752.020
Kollins, S. H. “Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD.” In ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment, 230–39, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511780752.020.
Kollins SH. Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD. In: ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment. 2011. p. 230–9.
Kollins, S. H. “Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD.” ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment, 2011, pp. 230–39. Scopus, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511780752.020.
Kollins SH. Abuse potential of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD. ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment. 2011. p. 230–239.
Journal cover image

DOI

ISBN

9780521864312

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Start / End Page

230 / 239