Study: ADHD Medicines May Curb Crimes

Published November 25, 2012

Study: ADHD medicines may curb crimes

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

“It's well known that individuals with ADHD have much higher rates of criminality and drug abuse than people without ADHD,” but the effect of treatment on this is not well-known, Lichtenstein said. Using Swedish national registers, researchers studied …
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Sobering up with a healthy obsession

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

In 2008, the National Institute on Drug Abuse pledged $ 4 million to research the effect of physical activity on drug use. Preclinical research has provided evidence that exercise can help treat — and even possibly prevent — addiction, and now human …
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