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However, patients who received their initial stimulant prescription through telehealth were at a higher risk of developing a stimulant use disorder after adjusting for other factors. Stimulant use ...

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 ...

Stimulant use disorder involves drugs such as prescription medications, cocaine or methamphetamine, among other drugs. Patients aged 26 years and above who received an initial stimulant prescription ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

About The Study: Although access to prescription stimulants is essential to addressing important clinical needs of patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...

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

Telehealth patients were not more likely to develop substance use disorder Researchers found that a small number of people who received initial stimulant prescription via telehealth developed ...