Effects on alcohol and substance use of a school-based training intervention for adolescents with ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at risk for early, escalating patterns of alcohol and substance use via academic, peer, and familial impairment. Existing school-based interventions for youth with ADHD effectively target these risk factors, yet their effects on alcohol and substance use have not been explored. We examined the immediate and long-term alcohol and substance use outcomes of an evidence-based school-based intervention for adolescents with ADHD.

Method

A total of 186 (M_age = 15, 79% boys, 78% White, 11% Hispanic) adolescents with ADHD were randomized to either a school-based training intervention targeting academic and social skills or a treatment-as-usual control group. A subset of youth was followed

SUBMITTER: Margherio SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11624071 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature