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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;59(1):36-37.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.11.009. Epub 2019 Nov 20.

Editorial: Stimulants: Friend or Foe?

Timothy E Wilens  1 , Tamar Arit Kaminski  2
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Editorial: Stimulants: Friend or Foe?

Timothy E Wilens et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Stimulants remain the treatment of choice for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in part owing to their large effect size within the pharmacotherapeutic repertoire for ADHD-in other words, they are highly effective. When used appropriately, they are also quite safe and actually mitigate the misuse of drugs or alcohol. So, why all the fuss?

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