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Non-medical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students: Non-oral Routes of Administration, Risk Factors, Motivations, and Pathways

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Non-medical use (NMU) of prescription stimulant medications is a continuing public health concern. Stimulant medications prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are widely available on college campuses, and, as a ...
Stephen F. Butler   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Co-morbidity and patterns of care in stimulant-treated children with ADHD in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study aimed at investigating the use of psychosocial interventions and psychotropic co-medication among stimulant-treated children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in relation to the presence of psychiatric co-morbidity ...
Hugtenburg, J.G.   +19 more
core   +3 more sources

A systematic review of the safety of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BackgroundHere we review the safety and tolerability profile of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (LDX), the first long-acting prodrug stimulant for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).MethodsA PubMed search was conducted for ...
Sorooshian, Shaw   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Signals of increasing co-use of stimulants and opioids from online drug forum data

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Despite recent rises in fatal overdoses involving multiple substances, there is a paucity of knowledge about stimulant co-use patterns among people who use opioids (PWUO) or people being treated with medications for opioid use disorder (PTMOUD)
Abeed Sarker   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intranasal Oxytocin for Stimulant Use Disorder Among Male Veterans Enrolled in an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
The increasing prevalence of illicit stimulant use among those in opioid treatment programs poses a significant risk to public health, stimulant users have the lowest rate of retention and poorest outcomes among those in addiction treatment, and current ...
Christopher S. Stauffer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Type of medication therapy for ADHD and stimulant misuse during adolescence: a cross-sectional multi-cohort national studyResearch in context

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with higher substance use rates. Stimulant and non-stimulant pharmacotherapy improve adolescent ADHD, but their associations with prescription stimulant misuse (PSM ...
Ty S. Schepis   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cocaine or methamphetamine use during young adulthood following stimulant use for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during adolescence.

open access: yes, 2023
Importance: The prescribing of stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has increased in the US. Prescription stimulants are one of the most commonly misused controlled substances during adolescence.
Schepis, Ty S   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Prescription stimulant use during long-term opioid therapy and risk for opioid use disorder

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022
Background: Concurrent therapeutic prescribing of prescription stimulants with opioid analgesics is increasing in the United States. Stimulant medication use is associated with increased risk for long-term opioid therapy (LTOT), and LTOT is associated ...
Jeffrey F. Scherrer   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current issues around the pharmacotherapy of ADHD in children and adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background New drugs and new formulations enter the growing market for ADHD medication. The growing awareness of possible persistence of ADHD impairment beyond childhood and adolescence resulting in increased pharmacotherapy of ADHD in adults, is also a ...
Tobi, H.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Navigating Evidence, Challenges, and Caution in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2023
Amidst the opioid epidemic, harm reduction-oriented approaches have gained traction, including interventions that focus on prescribing pharmaceutical-grade psychoactive substances, such as opioids, instead of illicit versions, intending to mitigate fatal
Anees Bahji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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