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“Essentially, we found that stimulants pre-reward our brains and allow us to keep working at things that wouldn’t normally hold our interest.” – Dr. Nico Dosenbach, Washington University School of Medicine

Although early stimulant exposure was not associated with increases in maternal or fetal risk, the study suggests that continuation of stimulants into the second and/or third trimester may increase some pregnancy complications.

Mean adjusted adult BMI was significantly higher among individuals with childhood ADHD compared with controls, with the highest BMI observed in those treated with MPH for ≥365 days.

“Our findings indicate that coffee consumption is linked to a younger biological age, but these findings disappear if the person consumes too much coffee.”

Although not remarkably high, a 2.8% development of psychotic symptoms represents a nonnegligible figure and lends further meta-analytic support to the 2007 FDA change in the drug label for stimulants.

Clinical practice observations of AVN following hip injury where non-adherence to activity restrictions was a contributing factor highlight the intersection of medication effects and behavioral challenges in ADHD patients.