What? There are plenty of studies showing the dramatic reduction of addictive behavior in people with ADHD when taking medication. In fact, a recent meta-study came to the conclusion that for those suffering an addiction disorder and ADHD have better outcomes of recovery when treating both the addiction and ADHD concurrently, including stimulant medication. They even specifically pointed out the reduction of addictive behavior when people with ADHD are medicated.
I mean, obviously the recommendations included caution with stimulant medication on a case-by-case basis. Stimulants probably shouldn’t be your first or even second line of treatment if someone’s addiction history includes meth or really any other drugs. Lower risk still necessitates the existence of risk for an addictive substance.
Either way, the literature still definitely flies in the face of much of the stigma out there about ADHD stimulants and the perceived “danger” being at a higher level for people with ADHD than someone who doesn’t. They’re even finding that if you were diagnosed and medicated as a kid, you’re at much lower risk of substance abuse when you get older versus someone who goes undiagnosed/unmedicated.
No, absolutely not. It’s more calming for us at pharmaceutical doses but that’s as far as the differences go
What? There are plenty of studies showing the dramatic reduction of addictive behavior in people with ADHD when taking medication. In fact, a recent meta-study came to the conclusion that for those suffering an addiction disorder and ADHD have better outcomes of recovery when treating both the addiction and ADHD concurrently, including stimulant medication. They even specifically pointed out the reduction of addictive behavior when people with ADHD are medicated.
I mean, obviously the recommendations included caution with stimulant medication on a case-by-case basis. Stimulants probably shouldn’t be your first or even second line of treatment if someone’s addiction history includes meth or really any other drugs. Lower risk still necessitates the existence of risk for an addictive substance.
Either way, the literature still definitely flies in the face of much of the stigma out there about ADHD stimulants and the perceived “danger” being at a higher level for people with ADHD than someone who doesn’t. They’re even finding that if you were diagnosed and medicated as a kid, you’re at much lower risk of substance abuse when you get older versus someone who goes undiagnosed/unmedicated.