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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My long-time boyfriend had been medicated for ADHD as a child in the 90's, starting in elementary school. He often said that he credited that with laying the path to his future drug addiction. As an adult, he was still angry at his doctor for not telling him to avoid mixing coffee with Adderall, which he saw as the turning point where he started abusing drugs.

I know at least two other adults who have no thanks to their parents for getting them on stimulants as children. [/quote]

That is a ridiculous excuse for addiction. In fact studies show that unmedicated adhd is at far higher risk for addiction [/quote]

Sounds like you are denying the lived experiences of adult addicts whose experiences have led them to believe being medicated as children caused harm. Sad. [/quote]

The fact is that studies have shown zero difference in risk for drug addiction between medicated and unmedicated ADHD. There is a reason that the vast majority of adults who were forced to take stimulants as children and teens don't continue on them as young adults. It is a dreadful experience. [/quote]

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