Cocaine or Methamphetamine Use During Young Adulthood Following Stimulant Use for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder During Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

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. Despite a 10-fold increase in stimulant-related overdose deaths in the past decade, the transitions from prescription stimulants to illicit stimulants (eg, cocaine, methamphetamine) remain relatively unknown in longitudinal population-based studies.

Objective

To determine the longitudinal transitions from adolescents' prescription stimulant exposure (ie, stimulant therapy for ADHD and prescription stimulant misuse [PSM]) to later cocaine and methamphetamine use during young adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

National longitudinal

SUBMITTER: McCabe SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature