It has long been assumed that psychostimulants help those with ADHD by acting on the brain’s attention circuitry. However, new research finds that this is not the case.

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Doctors in the UK are increasingly concerned that a global shortage of ADHD drugs is leading to children going without medication and missing school, and adults self-medicating with alcohol instead.

An ADHD diagnosis means a person is prone to impulsivity and distractibility, which can manifest in the form of substance misuse, traffic accidents, criminality and even suicidal behavior. A recent ...

UK had highest relative increase of five countries in study, with 20-fold rise in proportion of women over 25 using it ...

A new study by two academic pharmacists found a “substantial increase” in prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in ...

The study found that, overall, patients who only had telehealth visits to access their ADHD medication were not more likely to develop a substance use disorder compared to patients who initially met ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Asian, Black and Hispanic children with ADHD were less likely to be prescribed medication early vs. white ...

The use of medication to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has spiked “dramatically” among adults in the UK, and particularly women, new research suggests. A team of British, Dutch ...

IT’S A CONFUSING time to have ADHD. There’s misinformation: Of the 100 most-watched TikTok videos about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, about half contain falsehoods (think fearmongering ...

You go out for happy hour with your work friend and indulge in a nice espresso martini. Your phone alarm dings, and you realize it’s time to take your daily ...