Prescription Stimulant Medical and Nonmedical Use Among US Secondary School Students, 2005 to 2020
Summary/Excerpts
Recent information on the prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS) at the school-level among US secondary school students is limited. To investigate the school-level prevalence of and association between stimulant therapy for ADHD and NUPS among US secondary school students.
Key Statistics
1 in 4 teens has abused stimulant medications for ADHD
Citation
McCabe SESchulenberg JEWilens TESchepis TSMcCabe VVVeliz PT. Prescription Stimulant Medical and Nonmedical Use Among US Secondary School Students, 2005 to 2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(4):e238707. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.8707