Press Room
Kids With ADHD May Use Drugs and Alcohol More Often
(5/2/2011)
By Amie Ninh
Time
April 26, 2011
Two recent studies find that being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood may predict a child's likelihood of later dependence on nicotine, alcohol or other drugs. One new paper, which was published this month in Clinical Psychology Review, was a review of 27 previous studies that followed 4,100 children with ADHD and 6,800 kids without the disorder, from childhood to young adulthood.
Read the Time Magazine Article: http://healthland.time.com/2011/04/26/kids-with-adhd-may-use-drugs-and-alcohol-more-often/print/#ixzz1KdZjXz7D
Keywords: kids, ADHD, drugs, alcohol, more often