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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Aug;10(3):286-94.
doi: 10.1037//1064-1297.10.3.286.

Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of methylphenidate in the treatment of adult ADHD patients with comorbid cocaine dependence

Howard Schubiner  1 , Karen K Saules, Cynthia L Arfken, Chris-Ellyn Johanson, Charles R Schuster, Nancy Lockhart, Ann Edwards, Judy Donlin, Eric Pihlgren
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Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of methylphenidate in the treatment of adult ADHD patients with comorbid cocaine dependence

Howard Schubiner et al. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

In this 12-week double-blind placebo-controlled trial of methylphenidate (MTP) versus placebo in 48 cocaine-dependent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) adults, the authors sought to determine whether MTP would be safe, control ADHD symptoms, and affect cocaine use. Efficacy indexes revealed significantly greater ADHD symptom relief in the MTP group. There were no group differences in self-reported cocaine use, urinalysis results, or cocaine craving. Because of the relatively small sample size, the results are preliminary. However, we found that MTP improved subjective reports of ADHD symptoms and did not worsen cocaine use while participants were in treatment.

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