Researchers analyzed how many middle and high school students abuse the ADHD medication.
of “legal and illicit drug use” among American adolescents in 8th, 10th and 12th grades, also funded by NIDA.
After assessing the data from 231,141 students, researchers found that past-year non-medical use of prescription stimulants ranged from 0% to more than 25%, depending on the school. Students who went to school with higher rates of stimulant therapy were also at an increased risk of stimulant abuse by 36% compared to students who attended schools with lower rates of stimulant therapy among the student body.
“The key takeaway here is not that we need to lessen prescribing of stimulants for students who need them, but that we need better ways to store, monitor and screen for stimulant access and use among youth to prevent misuse,” said Dr. Sean McCabe, the study’s author, in an NIH statement.
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