ADHD Medication Doesn’t Increase Drug Or Alcohol Dependency Rate

ADHD Medication Doesn’t Increase Drug Or Alcohol Dependency Rate

A recent study concluded that children who take ADHD medication don’t have a higher risk of developing an alcohol or drug abuse problem.

The study was published in JAMA Psychiatry and settles all doubts that related to the administration of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication to children.

The questions regarding medication like Ritalin or Adderall and how they can cause some children to became addicted to various drugs or substances were floating around for quite some time, even though the Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a study that showed how stimulant drugs don’t increase the risk of girls with ADHD starting a smoking habit but actually will decrease it.

The study conducted by Kathryn Humphreys, from the University of California, Los Angeles, analyzed 15 other studies that looked at the drug abuse patterns of 2,565 children between 1980 and 2012.

During the gathering of information from past studies results were sometimes conflicting. Some studies showed that stimulant medication doesn’t increase the chance that children will develop some sort of addiction while other do. The new study clears the water in that matter showing that children who take the ADHD medication aren't more exposed to developing an addiction then children who don't take the medication.

Posted by George Daniels on Sunday June 02 2013, 3:44 AM EST. Ref: meidcalnewstoday. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0