Does the medicating ADHD increase or decrease the risk for later substance abuse?
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Treatment of ADHD may help patients to stop substance use for self-medication or may reduce impulsive stimulus-seeking behaviour.
“In such cases, treatment of ADHD may help patients to stop substance use for self-medication [252-254] or may reduce impulsive stimulus seeking behaviour.”
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- Authors
- Wilens, T. E.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wilens, Timothy E
- ORCID
- Wilens, Timothy E
- Venue
- Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria
- Publisher
- EDITORA SCIENTIFIC
- Published
- 2003-09
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 127-128
- ISSN
- 1516-4446 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2066741090
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- The Scientific Electronic Library Online (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations
- Keywords
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stimulant medication, substance abuse, substance use disorder risk, long-term outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Humans, Risk Factors, Substance-Related Disorders
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