Prevalence and Correlates of Prescription Stimulant Use, Misuse, Use Disorders, and Motivations for Misuse Among Adults in the United States.

CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 16.0 million U.S. adults used prescription stimulants in the preceding year (annual average), 5.0 million misused prescription stimulants without use disorders, and 0.4 million had use disorders. Cognitive enhancement was the most commonly reported reason for misusing prescription stimulants. Patients who are using their medication for cognitive enhancement or diverting their medication to others present a high risk.
PMID: 29656665 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - April 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Compton WM, Han B, Blanco C, Johnson K, Jones CM Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research