Prescription stimulant misuse was less prevalent among women aged 35 to 64, but this same group saw an increase in the number of individuals dispensed these medications. Among patients prescribed ...

Psychostimulants, including amphetamine-type stimulants and methylphenidate, are most often prescribed to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One in four adults using prescription stimulants are misusing them, a new medical study recently revealed, and nearly one in 10 had a serous problem. The stimulants are typically ...

Stimulants, primarily amphetamines and methylphenidate, are increasingly prescribed to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults — raising ...

The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...